Illusions (2025)
This is a story about love—the kind we chase, the kind we settle for, and the kind that sneaks up on us when we’re not paying attention. It’s about permanence, or the lack of it, and the terrifying realisation that maybe nothing in life—no feeling, no relationship—ever truly stays the same. Alisa Melikova’s debut film Illusions (2025) is a rich tapestry of emotions, following two couples whose lives have been entwined for 50 years. It poses the question: Is love real, or just a story we tell ourselves? And in the end, does it even matter?
Director: Alisa Melikova
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Pavel Shatu as Albert |
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Irina Abraham as Margaret |
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Alexander Notkin as Denny |
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Andrei Kouznetsov as Denny |
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Inna Yesilevskaya as Margaret |
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Olya Mikhaylova as Sandra |
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Svetlana Kifa as Sandra |
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Arnold Shvetsov as Albert |
| Writing | Ivan Vyrypaev | Writer |
| Directing | Alisa Melikova | Director |
| Production | Pradip Atluri | Producer |
| Production | Olya Mikhaylova | Producer |
| Crew | Gennady Dubin | Cinematography |
| Crew | Uladzimir Taukachou | Cinematography |
| Editing | Zakhar Khungureev | Editor |
| Production | Alexander Notkin | Casting |
| Sound | Anna Khromova | Sound |
