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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.
Language
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue $1,007,747
Pусский,
svenska,
English
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue $1,007,747
Keywords
escape
underground
despair
sweden
nightclub
human trafficking
based on true story
poverty
prostitution
sex trafficking
sex slavery
downward spiral
complex
teenage protagonist
teenager
intense
depressing
tragic
Casts
Oksana Akinshina
Lilja
Artyom Bogucharsky
Volodja
Ljubov Agapova
Lilja's Mother
Liilia Šinkarjova
Aunt Anna
Elina Benenson
Natasha
Pavel Ponomaryov
Andrei
Tomasz Neuman
Witek
Anastasiya Bedredinova
Neighbor
Tõnu Kark
Sergei
Nikolai Bentsler
Natasha's Boyfriend
Aleksander Dorosjkevitch
Friend
Yevgeni Gurov
Friend
Aleksandr Sokolenko
Friend
Margo Kostelina
Cashier
Veronika Kovtun
Cashier
Elena Yakovlena
Teacher
Tamara Solodnikova
Social Worker
Nikolai Kütt
Man on the Bridge
Oleg Rogatšov
Natasha's Dad
Aleksandr Okunev
Volodja's Dad
Herardo Kontreras
Anna's Neighbour
Madis Kalmet
Man in Hotel Room
Bo Christer Hjelte
Lonely Man
Sten Erici
BMW-Man
Hermie Acereda
Man in Sweden
Gert Bondesson
Man in Sweden
Anders Brinning
Man in Sweden
Johan Edlund
Man in Sweden
Henryk Gwiazada
Man in Sweden
Rickard Mattila
Man in Sweden
Michael Merikan
Man in Sweden
Jeff Norman
Man in Sweden
Truls Rosén
Man in Sweden
Jacob Ryer
Man in Sweden
Farhad Sina
Man in Sweden
Johan Åkerblom
Man in Sweden
Jaanika
Go Go-dancer
Olga
Go Go-dancer
Crews
Lukas Moodysson
Director
Lars Jönsson
Producer
Michał Leszczyłowski
Editor
Bernhard Winkler
Editor
Oleg Morgunov
Editor
Lukas Moodysson
Screenplay
Ulf Brantås
Director of Photography
Niclas Merits
Sound
Peter Schultz
Sound
Andreas Hylander
Visual Effects
Pille-Maris Arro
Property Master
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Co-Producer
Gadou Naudin
Foley Artist
Peeter Urbla
Associate Producer
Per Streit
Sound Mixer
Gunnar Carlsson
Co-Producer
Henrik Lövgren
Boom Operator
Hans Møller
Sound Mixer
Lars Ingvarsson
Set Dresser
Malte Forssell
Line Producer
Jesper Kurlandsky
Casting
Josefin Åsberg
Production Design
Malin Fornander
First Assistant Director
Tomas Eskilsson
Co-Producer
Kristina Olsson
Makeup Artist
Josefin Åsberg
Art Direction
Alexandra Dahlström
Assistant Director
Göran Lundström
Special Effects
Kimmo Rajala
Stunt Coordinator
Trolle Davidson
First Assistant Camera
Aida Stålnacke
Costumer
Filip Tydén
Second Assistant Camera
Kristi-Karita Levoll
Assistant Location Manager
Marit Ahven
Costumer
Lars Hjelm
Stunts
Emil Hall
Grip
Karl Strandlind
Assistant Location Manager
Ingrid Nõmmik
Production Secretary
Emma Samuelsson
Stunts
Pernilla Andersson
Stunts
Per-Anders Jörgensen
Still Photographer
Nils Lindberg
Lighting Technician
Jonas Overton
Location Manager
Jonas Alarik
First Assistant Camera
Andres Arro
Production Coordinator
Jessica Simonsson
Makeup Artist
Denise Östholm
Costume Design
Nathan Larson
Original Music Composer
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