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The Illusioned Ones

2025 · 90 min

A quiet, dreamlike study of two grieving women drifting between memory and desire, tender but tinged with unease.

Directed by
Roman Perez Jr.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jenn Rosa, Angeline Aril, JD Aguas
Overview
Emma and Sandra, bound by loss and love, find solace and passion in each other while haunted by the illusions of their past. As reality and fantasy blur, they navigate guilt, desire, and the echoes of their late spouses. How long can they live in a world of make-believe?

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Directed by
Roman Perez Jr.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jenn Rosa, Angeline Aril, JD Aguas
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • guilt
  • identity
  • memory
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roman Perez Jr.
Written by
Ronald Espinosa Batallones
Starring
Jenn Rosa, Angeline Aril, JD Aguas, JC Tan
Runtime
90 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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