Now in original version: The tragic story of an abandoned teenage girl living in an unnamed former Soviet country, who slips into a downward spiral of sex and degradation. 16 year old Lilja (Oksana Akinshina) lives in an unnamed Eastern European country. After her mother abandons her to move with her rich boyfriend to the U.S., Lilja is on her own. She lives in squalor with her only friend, a sweet, devoted homeless boy named Volodiya to whose rescue she came after he was thrown out of his apartment. At first Lilja is annoyed by Volodiya, but soon he grows on her. Together they sniff glue but also offer each other support in an inhospitable world. Lilja eventually also starts sleeping with men for money. Not long after she meets Andrei, who promises her a better life in Sweden.
Crime, Drama
1h 44min
12 FSK
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Tempted by big promises, teenager Lilja follows a man to Sweden. But once there, everything is different than promised.
Now in original version: The tragic story of an abandoned teenage girl living in an unnamed former Soviet country, who slips into a downward spiral of sex and degradation.
16 year old Lilja (Oksana Akinshina) lives in an unnamed Eastern European country. After her mother abandons her to move with her rich boyfriend to the U.S., Lilja is on her own. She lives in squalor with her only friend, a sweet, devoted homeless boy named Volodiya to whose rescue she came after he was thrown out of his apartment. At first Lilja is annoyed by Volodiya, but soon he grows on her. Together they sniff glue but also offer each other support in an inhospitable world. Lilja eventually also starts sleeping with men for money. Not long after she meets Andrei, who promises her a better life in Sweden.