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Pause (2018)

| Drama | 6 February 2019 (USA)
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Trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage, a middle-aged woman finds refuge in a fantasy world of vindictive violence. Soon, reality and fantasy start to blur.

Director:

Tonia Mishiali

Writers:

Tonia Mishiali, Anna Fotiadou (co-writer)

Stars:

Stella Fyrogeni, Andreas Vasileiou, Popi Avraam | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Stella Fyrogeni Stella Fyrogeni ... Elpida
Andreas Vasileiou Andreas Vasileiou ... Costas (as Andreas Vasiliou)
Popi Avraam Popi Avraam ... Eleftheria
Marios Ioannou ... Doctor
Prokopis Agathokleous Prokopis Agathokleous ... Young man
Marina Mandri Marina Mandri ... Young woman
Georgina Tatsi Georgina Tatsi ... Irini
Andrey Pilipenko Andrey Pilipenko ... Painter
Oriana Mantzouranou Oriana Mantzouranou ... Little Elpida
Louisa Michael Louisa Michael ... Baby
Cyan Cyan ... Bird
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Storyline

Elpida, a middle-aged housewife, is trapped in the misery of an oppressive loveless marriage, with a man who has no consideration for her feelings and needs. Her monotonous life is disrupted when a young painter is employed to paint the building she lives in. Her imagination then starts to flourish as she is confronted with her unquenchable desires, her body and the husband she has no love for. After he sells her car without her consent, she becomes vindictive and violent towards him, but her perception of reality is questioned when she has no recollection of events that actually happened.

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marriage | woman | oppression | human right | black comedy | See All (8) »

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Trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage, a middle-aged woman finds refuge in a fantasy world of vindictive violence. Soon, reality and fantasy start to blur.

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Drama

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Country:

Cyprus | Greece

Language:

Greek | English

Release Date:

6 February 2019 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Παύση See more »

Filming Locations:

Nicosia, Cyprus
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Budget:

€316,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

AB Seahorse Film Productions, SOUL productions See more »
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D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

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Color (DCP)

Aspect Ratio:

2:39
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During development, the film was selected in two co-production workshops, Mannheim Meeting Place 2015 (Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival), and Connecting Cottbus 2015 (Cottbus International Film Festival). It was also selected for the Karlovy Vary Works in progress 2017 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival) See more »

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