English title: Lilya 4-ever.
Synopsis: Lilja is a Russian teenage girl whose mother goes to America with her new boyfriend leaving her alone. She begins to prostitute herself out of sheer need to survive. One day she meets a handsome young boy who invites her to go to Sweden, where he says he has a job for her...
Appraisal: This is a heart-wrenching story, probably a bit exaggerated in some aspects, no doubt aiming at a higher impact. It addresses a major social illness of our times, women trafficking, and hopefully it will help to end it. Technically, the film is rather simple, shot mostly with a hand-held camera, in 16 mm. But it is a necessary movie, made with competence and emotion. This is the fourth film I see in the last two weeks that features one or more children with miserable lives who are transported to some kind of heaven.
Rating: 63
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