Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Doug Flynn (A) on February 02, 2007 at 23:47:19

In Reply to: Has't someone here written on "Lilja 4-ever"? posted by Victor Khomenko on February 1, 2007 at 08:40:02:

I enjoyed this movie greatly. You hit the nail on the head - it really draws you in. I've tried to watch several other Russian movies recently that didn't do that (in some cases I couldn't watch them to the end). I agree it's just a tad overdone in places, but I have no doubt that some young women do actually go through those things.

The large-scale exploitation of young women is not a European phenomenon. Here in Oz the cops are always uncovering prostitution rings with large numbers of Asian women cooped up in suburban houses. Their stories are remarkably similar to Lilya's.

Cheers. Doug