Lilya 4-ever

Lilya 4-ever
Theatrical release poster
SwedishLilja 4-ever
Directed byLukas Moodysson
Written byLukas Moodysson
Produced byLars Jönsson
Starring
CinematographyUlf Brantås
Edited by
Music byNathan Larson
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 August 2002 (2002-08-23) (Sweden)
  • 27 September 2002 (2002-09-27) (Denmark)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
Languages
  • Russian
  • Swedish
  • English
  • Polish
Budget30 million SEK
(USD$4.6 million)
Box office$1 million[2]

Lilya 4-ever (Swedish: Lilja 4-ever) is a 2002 crime drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, which was released in Sweden on 23 August 2002.[3] It depicts the downward spiral of Lilja Michailova, played by Oksana Akinshina, a girl in the former Soviet Union whose mother abandons her to move to the United States. The story is loosely based on the true case of Danguolė Rasalaitė,[4] and examines the issue of human trafficking and sexual slavery.

The film received positive reviews both in Sweden and abroad. It won five Guldbagge Awards including Best Film, as well as was nominated for Best Film and Best Actress at the European Film Awards.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Lilja 4-ever (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Lilya 4-Ever (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Lilja 4-ever". Swedish Film Database. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ Christina Larsson (28 December 2002). "Lilja hade kastats ut". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (13 April 2003). "Lukas Moodysson: The most hated man in Sweden". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ "The Top 10 Most Depressing Films (I've Ever Seen) – The Moviejerk". The Moviejerk. 20 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Lilya 4-ever, Lukas Moodysson (2002)". Joel Brouwer. 20 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. ^ French, Phillip (27 April 2003). "Review: Lilya 4-ever". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 March 2018.