Release Date

01 Jan, 2005

Runtime

01:40: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from the countryside, who decides to visit his father, Pablo, a Modernist painter in Manila. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his father has decided to leave for the province but he opted to stay in Manila for a vacation. One day, he meets Stella, a nude model originally scheduled to pose for Miguel's father. Struck by her beauty, Miguel does the unthinkable - he pretends to be his father the painter. Developing a relationship based on a lie, things turn for the worse as Stella begets a strange skin disease that turns off Miguel. Surrounded by strange characters - a talking cow, a talkative mailman and a nosy landlady - Miguel is driven into a frenzy realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to oneself. An ambiguous ending underlines the surreal tone of the film.

Original Title

Ilusyon

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Actors

Yul Servo

Jennifer Lee

JC Parker

Ronnie Lazaro

Bella Flores

Bituin Escalante

Bodjie Pascua

Boots Anson-Roa

Anita Linda

Tetchie Agbayani

Jao Mapa

Danny Red

Ricky Orellana

Dennis Empalmado

Archie Adamos

Raul Morit

Gary Rada

Crew

Paolo Villaluna

Paolo Villaluna

Jon Red

Ellen Ramos

Jon Red

Avelino Bautista

Jonathan Ling V. Aligada

Sunshine Flores

Veronique del Rosario-Corpus

Santi Alfaro

Vic del Rosario Jr.

Paolo Villaluna

Danny Red

Vincent del Rosario III