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Lilja 4-ever- Lukas Moodysson
One of the most powerful and moving films of the year, Lilja 4-ever is simply unforgettable. Lilja is 16, and lives in a dismal suburb in a nameless town somewhere in Russia. Abandoned by her mother, who leaves for the U.S. with her boyfriiend with the promise of sending for her later, Lilja is left in the care of a ruthless aunt. She quickly moves into the apartment and sends Lilja to live in a squalid tenement. With no money, or job, her only comfort comes from Volodya, a good-hearted younger boy who she befriends. Hope arrives when Lilya meets and falls in love with Andrei, who asks her to move to Sweden with him and begin a new life. Full of trust and anticipation she boards the plane, unaware that what lies ahead will be worse that what she left behind. "It was meant to be a film about God's benevolence, but reality reared it's head and it became something else. What it became, in fact, is a truly harrowing film about adults' neglect and abuse of young people."-Lukas Moodysson. This year's Swedish submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. (109 mins.) Print courtesy of Newmarket Films.
Filmography: Show Me Love (98), Together (00).
Showtimes: 2/15, 6:00pm and 2/16, 7:30pm WH.

The Reunion- Mans Hemgren, Hannes Holm
"Both funny and sad, The Reunion is an observational gem from filmmaking duo Mans Herngren and Hannes Holm (Adam & Eve, Shit Happens), this time focusing
on a class get-together and its aftermath. By constantly moving between the present and 20 years ago, with characters walking into the latter scenes and commenting on events, the two writer-directors show with brutal clarity that one's school days were far worse than remembered. Magnus (Bjorn Kjellman) thinks he has everything-a wife (Cecilia Frode), a kid, a well-paid job, a nice house, an expensive car-but he lacks a spark in his life. When he's invited to a reunion party, he initially has no intention of going but then wonders if Hillevi (Inday Ba), his big love at age 15, will show up. At the party, all the old role-playing quickly falls back into place: The bullies are still bullies, and so on. When Hillevi does show up, Magnus' life is changed forever. Kjellman, the male lead, is excellent."-Screen International. (100 mins.) Print courtesy Swedish Film Institute.
Filmography: One in a Million (95), Adam & Eva (97), Snow (98), Shit Happens (01).
Showtimes: 2/17, 6pm and 2/18, 8:30pm BW; 2/19, 9pm WH.