Mirage (2004)
- 8.2
- 108 mins
- Drama
Storyline
In a Macedonian town, a schoolboy (Marko Kovacevic) named Marko finds refuge from a terrible home life and attacks from bullies by keeping a low profile and hanging around the railyard. A teacher (Mustafa Nadarevic) discovers Marko's hidden talent for poetry and encourages him to enter a contest, but then a soldier (Nikola Djuricko) arrives on the scene and teaches him a more violent set of skills.
Plot Keywords
teen boy, father, mother, teacher, drunk, soldier, endearing, engaging, emotional, sad, macedonia, abandoned building, railyard, household, bullying, school, family, alcoholism, poetry, outsider's life, escape, transformation, growing up, 2000s
Short Review
Ristovski's debut feature is unremittingly grim and powerful.
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