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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellSuperbly 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.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxYou 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.
- 70Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallThe 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.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceMarko's story is far from novel, but its wicked evocation of hopelessness transcends any familiarities.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanRistovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds.
- 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.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasRistovski 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.
- 38New York PostNew York PostDrab, despairing and pointless.