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Deadly Illusions (2020)
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Original name: Смертельные иллюзии
Genre: Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The famous illusionists, the Romanov brothers, present to the public their grandiose show, after which they are going to end their joint performances because of the accumulated mutual claims. In the first issue, with the disappearance of the assistant from the aquarium filled with water, something goes wrong - it does not appear in the right place. Immediately in the stage headphones of the brothers, the voice of an unknown person says that the girl is with him. He also changed the way complex mechanisms work for tricks. And now they pose a threat to the lives of the brothers. But if the show does not continue, the “voice” will kill the assistant ... The beloved girl of one of the brothers.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, intellectual
Plot:
illusionist, magic trick, female partner, brother brother relationship, twists and turns, teamwork, perfect crime, reluctant partners, deception, manipulation, creativity, secret plan, stage magic, magician, illusion, brother, magic show, suspicion of murder, mind game, kidnapped woman, scheme, mastermind, outsmarting
Place:
russian
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