Illusions

Overview

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?

Cast

Pavel Shatu

Albert

Irina Abraham

Margaret

Alexander Notkin

Denny

Andrei Kouznetsov

Denny

Inna Yesilevskaya

Margaret

Olya Mikhaylova

Sandra

Svetlana Kifa

Sandra

Arnold Shvetsov

Albert