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So what really happened to Ilya?


In the movie (was it a dream or not) *and* in real life?

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He OD'd in real life back on April 12.

I think we are supposed to think what happens to him in the movie, happened and wasn't a dream.

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You're probably right. But the movie always sticks with Harley's perspective, and that scene was the only time they didn't. So it seemed more subjective. How do you know what happened to the real Ilya?

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You make some good points on that!

Josh Safdie has mentioned Ilya's death in recent articles/interviews.

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Heaven knows what

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What difference does it make what happens to him on the movie?

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