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Mirage
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 12 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama | Foreign
Written by:
Svetozar Ristovski
Grace Lea Troje
Directed by: Svetozar Ristovski
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 17, 2006
Running Time: 107 minutes, Color
Origin: Republic of Macedonia
Language(s): Macedonian / Albanian (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Marko Kovacevic, Vlado Jovanovski, Mustafa Nadarevic, Dejan Acimovic, Nikola Djuricko, Nikola Hejko, Martin Jovchevski, Slavica Manaskova, and Elena Mosevska
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 must "either eat or be eaten." (Picture This! Entertainment)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Variety 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 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 >Village Voice Peter L'Official
Marko's story is far from novel, but its wicked evocation of hopelessness transcends any familiarities.
Read Full Review >Film Threat 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 >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds.
Read Full Review >The New York Times 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 >The Onion (A.V. Club) 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 >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.8 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ron gave it a10:
A relentlessly grim story that leads to a shockingly violent ending. Remarkable performance by the young newcomer Marko Kovacevic.
Michael B. gave it a10:
Marko Kovacevic gives a great perf of this dark film which should become required viewing of teachers and parents.
