PAUSE
PAUSE
PAUSE
PAUSE
PAUSE
PAUSE

PAUSE

15+

A blackly comedic drama about an overworked and repressed Cypriot housewife who – once she hits menopause – dreams of violent rebellion against her sexist husband.

Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali's striking debut feature centres on a working-class housewife going through menopause and suddenly fed up with the everyday oppression of domestic servitude. Stella Fyrogeni is marvellous as the subdued, tragically stifled Elpida, who chafes at the exhausting drudgery and emptiness of her life and actively fantasises about violence against her brutishly uncaring and frequently cruel husband. Spiked with black humour, the banality of this domestic drama escalates to a satisfying final twist.

Schedule

No upcoming sessions scheduled for Melbourne

Director

Tonia Mishiali

Writer

Tonia Mishiali & Anna Fotiadou

Country

Cyprus, 2018

Running Time

96mins

Category

Drama

Language

Greek with English subtitles

Starring

Stela Fyrogeni, Andreas Vasiliou, Popi Avraam, Andrey Pilipenko, Marios Ioannou, Georgina Tatsi, Prokopis Agathokleous, Marina Mandri