# Lilya 4-ever (2002)

> An abandoned teenager’s dream of escape collapses into a devastating ordeal of trafficking, poverty, and social betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6892

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Lukas Moodysson
- Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Ljubov Agapova, Liilia Šinkarjova, Elina Benenson, Pavel Ponomaryov, Tomasz Neuman, Anastasiya Bedredinova
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300140/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, unflinching, serious film night, social issue film discussion

## Synopsis

A haunting journey through the dark underbelly of hope and despair.

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