Lily Was Here
1989, Dutch. Directed by Ben Verbong.
Lily works as a checkout girl at the local supermarket. She becomes pregnant, but before the child is born, the black father is attacked by skinheads and killed. Following his death, she flees to the city, where she soon finds herself under the wings of a pimp, Ted. Escaping Ted, she commences a one-woman spree of thefts, culminating in running from the police and the press. In the end, Lily must make a choice between freedom, and her baby.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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- Released
- 10 June 1989
- Original title
- De Kassière
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Willem-Jan Otten, Ben Verbong, Sytze van der Laan
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Lily Was Here runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Which OTT platform is Lily Was Here on?
Lily Was Here isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 June 1989. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lily Was Here?
Lily Was Here (1989) was directed by Ben Verbong and stars Marion van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh.