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Optical Illusions (2009)

Optical Illusions poster
Original title
Ilusiones ópticas
Directed by
Cristián Jiménez
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows several people in a small Chilean city. Their lives intersect as they deal with love, work, and small deceptions.

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What happens

Optical Illusions (Spanish: Ilusiones ópticas) is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Cristián Jiménez (in his directorial debut) and written by Jiménez & Alicia Scherson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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