Lilya 4-ever
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
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Cast
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Oksana Akinshina
Lilja
Known for
Sputnik
Chernobyl: Abyss
Pável Ponomariov
Andrei
Artyom Bogucharsky
Volodja
Also in
Beginning of the Path
Daddy's Daughters
Ljubov Agapova
Lilja's Mother
No other roles listed
Liilia Šinkarjova
Aunt Anna
Also in
The Idiot
Elina Benenson
Natasha
No other roles listed
Pavel Ponomaryov
Andrei
No other roles listed
Tomasz Neuman
Witek
Also in
Drifters
Criminal Records
Anastasiya Bedredinova
Neighbor
Also in
Scourge of God
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Tõnu Kark
Sergei
Known for
Screwed in Tallinn: A Small Film About Loneliness
Nikolai Bentsler
Natasha's Boyfriend
Also in
Arne Dahl: The Blinded Man
I Was Here
Aleksander Dorosjkevitch
Friend
No other roles listed
Lukas Moodysson Director · Nathan Larson Composer Ulf Brantås Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $2.7M · United States release April 18, 2003
Box office
Budget
$2,700,000
Worldwide gross
$1,007,747
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Memfis Film
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
SVT
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
Denmark · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lilja 4-ever
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · August 23, 2002
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 2003
Theatrical
United States
March 9, 2003 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Austria
February 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
September 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
September 27, 2002 · Theatrical
France
April 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
December 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
March 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
August 30, 2002 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Kazakhstan
April 10, 2003 · Limited theatrical
Mexico
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2003 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 20, 2003 · Theatrical
December 4, 2003 · Physical · DVD
August 12, 2005 · TV · Nederland 3
Norway
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
April 7, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 19, 2002 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
April 25, 2003 · Theatrical
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