Iluzija

Name: Iluzija
Genre: Drama
Released: March 17, 2006
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 61

2006

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Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: March 17, 2006

Summary: Tortured by a tumultuous home life and school bullies, young Marko finds hope when his teacher encourages him to enter a poetry competition in Paris. But when the teacher cowers before the same bullies and eventually dashes the boy's hopes and dreams, Marko seeks guidance from another role model: a mercenary who tells him in life one mustTortured by a tumultuous home life and school bullies, young Marko finds hope when his teacher encourages him to enter a poetry competition in Paris. But when the teacher cowers before the same bullies and eventually dashes the boy's hopes and dreams, Marko seeks guidance from another role model: a mercenary who tells him in life one must "either eat or be eaten." (Picture This! Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Svetozar Ristovski

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 107 min

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Eddie Cockrell

Superbly modulated yet unrelentingly grim, Mirage builds upon a remarkable performance from young Macedonian newcomer Marko Kovacevic to tell the tragic tale of a talented schoolboy driven to violence through neglect and manipulation. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

You just know that any film that opens with Nietzsche's aphorism about hope being an evil that only prolongs the torments of man isn't going to a comedy. Read full review

Phil Hall

The true power of the film comes from young Marko Kovacevic, who plays the poetic child lost in a family and culture where poetry has no meaning. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Mr. Ristovski's story (written with Grace Lea Troje) feels a bit underdeveloped, partly because he uses too many lingering, silent shots of Marko and doesn't give the boy much of a voice. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Ristovski wants the plight of a bullied moppet to serve as a sweeping metaphor for Macedonian struggle, but his miserablist excesses have the effect of converting realism into a graphic cartoon. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Drab, despairing and pointless. Read full review

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MichaelB.

Aug 27, 2006

Marko Kovacevic gives a great perf of this dark film which should become required viewing of teachers and parents.

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Ron

Mar 29, 2007

A relentlessly grim story that leads to a shockingly violent ending. Remarkable performance by the young newcomer Marko Kovacevic.

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ugisupriatna

Jun 17, 2014

Come from Macedonia, not popular place for film, "Iluzija" or represented in English "Mirage", teach filmmaker how to create a powerful heartbreaking drama without any crying scene inside. Strong from beginning until final scene succeeds describing a story about social life of pre-adolescentCome from Macedonia, not popular place for film, "Iluzija" or represented in English "Mirage", teach filmmaker how to create a powerful heartbreaking drama without any crying scene inside. Strong from beginning until final scene succeeds describing a story about social life of pre-adolescent ; broken home, bullying, friendless, trust-crisis and hope.… Expand

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