Film or book location · 2002
Paldiski as the grey world of Lilya 4-ever
Lukas Moodysson's Swedish drama Lilya 4-ever (2002) follows Lilja, a teenage girl in an unnamed post-Soviet republic, played by Oksana Akinshina. Her mother leaves her behind to move to the United States, and the girl's life spirals downward from there. The film was largely shot in Paldiski in Estonia. Its outdoor scenes set in the former Soviet Union were filmed in the town, which had been a training centre for Soviet nuclear submarine crews. So the former Soviet naval town became the bleak home that Lilja longs to leave. Moodysson both wrote and directed the film.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Lukas Moodyssoni Rootsi draama „Lilja 4-ever“ (2002) jutustab Liljast, kes on teismeline tüdruk nimetuks jäävas postsovetlikus vabariigis ja keda mängib Oksana Akinšina. Ema jätab ta maha ja kolib Ameerika Ühendriikidesse ning sealt alates läheb tüdruku elu üha allamäge. Film võeti suures osas üles Eestis Paldiskis. Endises Nõukogude Liidus toimuvad välisstseenid filmiti linnas, mis oli olnud Nõukogude tuumaallveelaevade meeskondade õppekeskus. Nii sai endisest Nõukogude mereväelinnast see troostitu kodu, kust Lilja ära ihkab. Moodysson oli filmi nii stsenarist kui ka lavastaja.