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Dominican Rep. Lilja 4-ever
- Original title
- Lilja 4-ever
- Year
- 2002
- Running time
- 109 min.
- Country
Sweden- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Sweden-Denmark;
- Genre
- Drama | Prostitution. Teen/coming-of-age. Drugs. Social Drama. Sexual Abuse
- Synopsis
- Sixteen-year-old Lilya lives in a poor and dreary suburb somewhere in the former Soviet Union. Her mother has moved to the States with a new man and Lilya is waiting to be sent for. When no letters or money arrive from her mother, it becomes obvious that Lilya has been abandoned. She is forced to move into a tiny, run-down flat with no electricity or heating. Heartbroken and with no money, Lilya's situation becomes desperate. Her only friend is eleven-year-old Volodya, who is sometimes allowed to sleep on her sofa. They hang out together, dreaming of a better life. Hope arrives when Lilya falls in love with Andrei. He asks her to follow him to Sweden to start a new life. Little Volodya is jealous and suspicious, but Lilya packs her things. Suddenly, she's sitting on a plane bound for Sweden, not knowing what will happen next...
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2003: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominada a Best Foreign Film2002: Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): Best Film, Direction, Actress, Screenplay, Cinematography2002: Gijon Film Festival: Best Film & Best Actress (Oksana Akinshina)2002: European Film Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Film2002: Gijón Film Festival: 2 awards.
- Critics' reviews
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"[Moodysson] dives into the soul of a 16-year-old Estonian girl and tears you apart."
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"What 'Lilja 4-Ever' has in common with the greatest films is its spiritual transcendence. Don't miss it."
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"Lukas Moodysson, a young Swedish director, crafts a stunner of a film out of familiar turf."
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"A haunting and incandescent work of art."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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