Swedish director Lukas Moodysson revealed an uncanny insight into the heart and soul of a troubled teenage girl in his debut feature, SHOW ME LOVE. In his brilliant third film — his best to date — Moodysson broadens his scope to weave a simple, heartbreaking tale of crushed adolescence into a larger fable about the broken promise of contemporary Russia. The setting is a rusting Estonian suburb, a ruined landscape of depopulated Stalin-era housing blocs that mutely rebuke the glory of both the U.S.S.R. and post-Soviet era. It's a cold, dreary place, and 16-year-old Lilya (the extraordinary young Russian actress Oksana Akinshina) is thrilled to be leaving: Li...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
109 mins