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61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Eddie Cockrell
    80
    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.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    75
    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.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    70
    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.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Peter L'Official
    70
    Marko's story is far from novel, but its wicked evocation of hopelessness transcends any familiarities.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    60
    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.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    50
    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.
  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    Drab, despairing and pointless.
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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Ron
    10
    A relentlessly grim story that leads to a shockingly violent ending. Remarkable performance by the young newcomer Marko Kovacevic.
  2. MichaelB.
    10
    Marko Kovacevic gives a great perf of this dark film which should become required viewing of teachers and parents.
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