Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.
escape
underground
despair
sweden
nightclub
human trafficking
based on true story
poverty
prostitution
sex trafficking
sex slavery
downward spiral
complex
teenage protagonist
lesbian
intense
depressing
tragic