"Mirage" (Iluzija) from 2004, directed and written by Svetozar Ristovski-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". The film won Best Feature Film on Anchorage International Film Festival and was nominated for Tokyo Grand Prix on Tokyo International Film Festival
