''Pause'' () is a 2018 Cypriot drama film directed by Tonia Mishiali and starring Stella Fyrogeni.

Production

''Pause'' was filmed in and around Nicosia,

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

's capital, in February and March 2017.

Plot

A Cypriot housewife reaches

menopause Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause usually occurs between the age of 47 and 54. Medical professionals often d ...

and decides she will no longer tolerate her husband's abuse and disrespect. She enters a world of violent and disturbing fantasies.

Release

''Pause'' premiered at the 2018

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has beco ...

, as part of the "East of the West" programme. The ''

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'' called it "a work of considerable tonal complexity, as it stirs moments of pitch-black humor and short and violent reveries into an otherwise austerely told tale of spousal strife that wants to smash the patriarchy with feats of cinematic derring-do." In ''What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You'', Heather Corinna noted that ''Pause'' offered "one of the rare sympathetic descriptions of a menopausal mental health struggle."

References

External links

* *{{Official site, pause-featurefilm.com 2018 films Cypriot drama films Greek drama films 2010s Greek-language films Films shot in Cyprus Films set in Cyprus 2018 drama films 2018 directorial debut films