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Mirage

Original title: Iluze
Austria, North Macedonia, 2004

Director: Ristovski, Svetozar
Production company: Small Moves Ltd. (Mac), Synchro Film Austria
Age recommendation: 12 years and up

Synopsis:
A talented schoolboy driven to despair by bullying, neglect and betrayal set amidst the turmoil of modern day Macedonia... Marko‘s world is collapsing around him. Gambling and alcohol poison life at home, while ruthless bullies make school unbearable. When his teacher encourages the talented boy to enter a poetry competition which could win him a trip to Paris, he dreams of escaping from the weary world he has been born into...

Festivals:
Toronto 2004, Zlin 2005 (awarded), Buster Copenhagen 2005

World sales address/es:
Crescent (CAN)