Johan Åkerblom

Lilya 4-ever (2002)

DepressingHeartbreakingDisturbingEmotional

Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lukas Moodysson
CAST:  Artyom Bogucharsky  •  Lyubov Agapova  •  Liliya Shinkaryova  •  Elina Benenson

Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lukas Moodysson
CAST:  Artyom Bogucharsky  •  Lyubov Agapova  •  Liliya Shinkaryova  •  Elina Benenson

Jim and the Pirates (1987)

Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Alfredson
CAST:  Johan Åkerblom  •  Ewa Fröling  •  Jan Malmsjö  •  Stellan Skarsgård

Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Alfredson
CAST:  Johan Åkerblom  •  Ewa Fröling  •  Jan Malmsjö  •  Stellan Skarsgård