Lilja 4ever script transcript from the screenplay and. A film by lukas moodysson examining the tragic realities and horrors of trafficking in humans presentation at the secretarys open forum, washington, dc june 27, 2003. It follows a 16yearold girl from the former soviet union as she is abandoned by her mother, places her faith in the wrong stranger, and is sold into prostitution. I nevertheless persist in thinking that the true villain of. They live in estonia, fantasizing about a better life. The film was embraced by most englishlanguage critics as well. Apr 11, 2003 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lilya 4ever near you. Crazybeautiful 2001 kirsten dunst full movie by misterlove247. With oksana akinshina, artyom bogucharskiy, pavel ponomaryov, lyubov agapova.
Lilja 4ever is a 2002 swedishdanish drama film, which was released to. Released april 11th, 2003, lilya 4ever stars oksana akinshina, artiom bogucharski, elina benenson, liliya shinkaryova the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 82. Lilya 4ever provides a human face for a story that has become familiar in the newspapers. Everything you need to know about lilya 4ever movie 2003. Apr 27, 2003 lilya 4 ever 109 mins, 18 directed by lukas moodysson. Mar 21, 2018 licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of score music. The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect administration views or policy.
Lilya 4 ever is not easy to watch but once you are watching, its impossible to look away. One day, lilja falls in love with andrej, who is going to sweden, and invites lilja to come along and start a new life. Between the two, she finds what escape she can through. Moodysson has said that it is a film about redemption and that a christian sensibility informs its every scene.
For its success in making these links visible and cinematic, lilja 4ever is outstanding. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets andrei pavel ponomaryov. Lilja 4ever is a story of 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. Her mother moves to the united states and abandons her to her aunt liliya shinkaryova, who neglects her. Lilya 4ever 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lilya 4ever 2002 fullhd movie on youtube my partners site on social media.
Lilya 4 ever 2003 lilya oksana akinshina lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Rent lilya 4ever 2003 starring oksana akinshina and artyom bogucharsky on dvd and bluray. Rent lilya 4ever 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Released april 11th, 2003, lilya 4 ever stars oksana akinshina, artiom bogucharski, elina benenson, liliya shinkaryova the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 82.
Between the two, she finds what escape she can through cheap thrills. He offers her a good job in sweden, but when lilya arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral. Michelle brock i am always on the lookout for films about sex trafficking, and finally had the opportunity to check out lilya 4 ever 2002, a movie about a 16 yearold girl from the former soviet union whose mother abandons her to move to the u. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of lilja 4ever. Sixteenyearold lilja and her only friend, the young boy volodja, live in russia, fantasizing about a better life. See the full list of lilya 4ever cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Lilya 4 ever provides a human face for a story that has become familiar in the newspapers. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, metacritic, netflix, wikidata. Lilya 4ever 2003 lilya oksana akinshina lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Lilya 4ever sold 270,000 tickets during the theatrical run, compared to 867,584 and 882,000 respectively for show me love and together. You cant watch this particular movie waiting for some good oneliners to repeat to the guys around the water cooler. Watch lilya 4ever 2002 full movie streaming youtube. He is going to sweden, and invites lilja to come along and start a new life. Lilya 4ever in us theaters april 18, 2003 starring oksana akinshina, artyom bogucharsky, lyubov agapova, liliya shinkaryova.
The late late show with james corden recommended for you 9. Left alone in her bleak russian home town, lilya drifts aimlessly. R, 1 h 49 min oksana akinshina, artyom bogucharskiy, lyubov agapova, liliya shinkaryova director. Lukas moodysson is directing the eightpart comedydrama. An abandoned russian teen oksana akinshina faces a bleak future. I saw lilja 4ever when it was released in stockholm in 2002. It follows a 16yearold girl from the former soviet. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music ab. Lilya 4ever is a film packed with malevolent people, mostly men, ruthless engineers of human souls and merchants in human flesh. Lilya 4ever movie lilya oksana akinshina lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Lilja 4ever is a 2002 swedishdanish drama film, which was released to cinemas in sweden on 23 august 2002, directed by lukas moodysson. Lilya 4ever is a bleak bildungsroman with a political message about the disparity between new and old europe, seen from the perspective of a vulnerable girl forced into prostitution. Rent lilya 4 ever 2003 starring oksana akinshina and artyom bogucharsky on dvd and bluray.
Her mother has moved to the states with a new man and lilya is waiting to be. Det danske filminstitut, memfis film, film i vast watch movie lilya 4ever 2002 free online. Sixteenyearold lilya akinshina is cruelly abandoned by her mother to postsoviet welfare and an aunt who only wants to steal the little she has. Amra, ascap, muserk rights management, umpg publishing, latinautor, and 15 music rights societies show more show less. As the film opens, she is trying to make the most out of her povertystricken life, but is really looking. A harsh dramatic brew, lilya 4 ever is a monumental, abrasive document of a young life flushed down the drain. Pretty 16yearold lilya is excited to be going to america with her mother and her mothers boyfriend but its not to be. Lilya 4 ever is the latest in a string of films that deal with big and difficult issues. Movies like lilya 4 ever if you like lilya 4 ever you are looking for bleak, serious and sincere movies about with prostitute, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, poverty, downfall, human trafficking and teenage life themes of crime and drama genre shot in sweden or denmark. A harsh dramatic brew, lilya 4ever is a monumental, abrasive document of a young life flushed down the drain. Lilya 4ever 109 mins, 18 directed by lukas moodysson.
Apr 11, 2003 lilya hangs out with her friends, natasha elina benenson and volodya artiom bogucharski, who is suicidal. Lilya 4ever is the latest in a string of films that deal with big and difficult issues. Lilya 4ever 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. The film was fairly successful at the swedish box office, although significantly less so than moodyssons previous films. Lilya oksana akinshina lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Lilya hangs out with her friends, natasha elina benenson and volodya artiom bogucharski, who is suicidal.
At school, her teacher insults her in front of the class. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of score music. Finally, the lilja 4ever script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the lukas moodysson movie. Filming is now underway on gosta, the first scandinavian original from hbo europe.
She is naive and innocent, and what looks like danger to us looks like deliverance to her. Lilya hangs out with her friends, natasha elina benenson and vol. Trafficking in children and child prostitution is a serious problem that needs to be addressed by all governments, but sadly, very few are interested in doing anything about it. As lilya 4ever opens, 16yearold oskana akinshina, the lilya of the title, lives in a rundown housing complex somewhere in what once was the soviet union. Produced through the companys hbo nordic division, the comedydrama is being written and directed by swedish filmmaker lukas moodysson, whose feature credits include show me love fucking amal, together tillsammans, lilya 4ever lilja 4ever. Lilya 4 ever in us theaters april 18, 2003 starring oksana akinshina, artyom bogucharsky, lyubov agapova, liliya shinkaryova. Lilya 4 ever is a bleak bildungsroman with a political message about the disparity between new and old europe, seen from the perspective of a vulnerable girl forced into prostitution. Lilya 4 ever sold 270,000 tickets during the theatrical run, compared to 867,584 and 882,000 respectively for show me love and together. Oksana akinshina, elina benenson, artyom bogucharsky, pavel ponomaryov en liliya. Movies like lilya 4ever if you like lilya 4ever you are looking for bleak, serious and sincere movies about with prostitute, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, poverty, downfall, human trafficking and teenage life themes of crime and drama genre shot in sweden or denmark. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music.
With his first feature film, called fucking amal in his native sweden and released here as. The story is loosely based on the true case of danguole rasalaite, and. Lilya oksana akinshina is a 16yearold girl living in the slums of the former soviet union. Follows young lilya, who moves to sweden from the soviet union with her boyfriend after her mother leaves for america.