Pat cassie mcfarlane, an ordinary london girl with a caring family, a job she enjoys and her own flat, seeks nothing more than to settle down to a life of married, middle class conformity'. '.strtoupper('h')er cosy world is jolted when she meets del victor romero, a charming and vaguely discontented toolmaker, who soon moves in and then loses his job causing them both to challenge their assumptions about each other and their aspirations.burning an illusion, the pioneering first feature from menelik shabazz marks a coming of age for black british cinema'. '.strtoupper('a') film about transformation and identity, this sensitive and entertaining love story traces the emotional and political growth of a young black couple in thatcher's london.presented in high definitionvintage commentary by menelik shabazz, cassie mcfarlane and victor romero evans 2001introduction by menelik shabazz 2005, 10 mins the director discusses the background to burning an illusion and blood ah goh runcassie mcfarlane introduction 2022, 7 mins the actor talks about her role and discusses the film's productionblood ah goh run 1982, 13 mins a short documentary on the response to the new cross fire of 1981 and the black people's day of actionstep forward youth 1977, 29 mins interviews with first generation black british youth on their attitudes to identity, family, police, race and fashionoriginal theatrical trailergalleryfirst pressing only 32 page booklet featuring essays by alex ramon and dr clive nwonka, an archive interview with menelik shabazz and a biography of the director by leila latifsleeve featuring original poster artwork by anum iyapo and shakka dedi