In the former Soviet Union, sixteen year old Lilja (Oksana Akinshina) is very happy, because her mother is moving to the USA with her boyfriend. However, Lilja is left alone, without money or family in a very poor apartment. She spends her time with her only friend, the rejected boy Volodya (Artyom Bogucharsky). Lilja begins to prostitute in a nightclub to survive, and she meets a young man, Andrei (Pavel Ponomaryov), who seduces her and invites Lilja to move with him to Sweden with a promise of a job and lodging. When she arrives in Sweden, reality is not exactly as dreamed.
AWARDS FOR LILJA 4-EVER (2002):
- Chlotrudis Awards
2004
Nominated
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actress
Oksana Akinshina
Best Director
Lukas Moodysson
Best Movie
Best Supporting Actor
Artyom Bogucharsky
- European Film Awards
2002
Nominated
European Film Award
Best Actress
Oksana Akinshina
Best Film
Lars Jцnsson
- Gijуn International Film Festival
2002
Won
Best Actress
Oksana Akinshina
Grand Prix Asturias
Best Feature
Lukas Moodysson
Special Prize of the Young Jury
Best Feature
Lukas Moodysson
- Guldbagge Awards
2003
Won
Guldbagge
Best Actress (Bдsta kvinnliga huvudroll)
Oksana Akinshina
Best Cinematography (Bдsta foto)
Ulf Brantеs
Best Direction (Bдsta regi)
Lukas Moodysson
Best Film (Bдsta film)
Lars Jцnsson
Best Screenplay (Bдsta manuskript)
Lukas Moodysson
Nominated
Guldbagge
Best Actor (Bдsta manliga huvudroll)
Artyom Bogucharsky
- Independent Spirit Awards
2004
Nominated
Independent Spirit Award
Best Foreign Film
Lukas Moodysson
- Denmark.
- Nordic Council
2002
Nominated
Nordic Council's Film Prize
Lukas Moodysson (director/writer)
Lars Jцnsson (producer)
- Political Film Society, USA
2004
Nominated
PFS Award
Human Rights
- Robert Festival
2003
Nominated
Robert
Best Non-American Film (Еrets ikke-amerikanske film)
Lukas Moodysson (director)
- Rouen Nordic Film Festival
2003
Won
Best Actress
Oksana Akinshina
Young Audience Award
Lukas Moodysson
- Stockholm Film Festival
2002
Won
Canal+ Award
Oksana Akinshina
FIPRESCI Prize - Honorable Mention
Competition
Lukas Moodysson
For its compassionate dealing with the great problem of human trafficking and a girl's struggle to keep her dreams alive.