Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.
Released: Aug 23, 2002
Runtime: 109 minutes
Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Lyubov Agapova, Liliya Shinkaryova, Elina Benenson, Pavel Ponomaryov
Crew: Lukas Moodysson (Director), Lars Jönsson (Producer), Michał Leszczyłowski (Editor), Bernhard Winkler (Editor), Oleg Morgunov (Editor), Lukas Moodysson (Screenplay)