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.
Director: Tonia Mishiali Country: Cyprus I Greece Genre: Drama Year: 2019
Director - Tonia Mishiali
Tonia Mishiali is a screenwriter, director and producer born in Famagusta Cyprus. While studying Hotel & Catering Management in the United Kingdom she realized that her true passion was filmmaking. She therefore proceeded to achieve a BA(Hons) in Media Production. After her graduation she moved back to Cyprus to start working as a director and producer, at the same time creating her own production company Zipcode production&design. Mishiali has directed and produced for theatre, film and television in Cyprus and abroad, dealing with a variety of subjects, but focusing mostly on social and women’s issues. In 2013 she made her first short film Dead End traveled to numerous film festivals and won several awards. Her second awarded short, Lullaby of the butterfly (2014), also competed in many international film festivals. Her feature directorial debut Pause (2018) is a Cyprus/Greece co-production, represented by Film Republic (UK). Pause was selected in the EFP’s “Europe! voices of women in film” section at the Sydney Film Festival 2019, where ten films by Europe’s most outstanding women directors were presented. Mishiali is now developing her second and third feature films Nala and Stella and Maya, the latter of which (in an earlier version and under the working title Moonstruck) won a special mention at the Scriptwriters Guild of Greece 2018 awards and was developed through Sources2 scriptwriting workshop with funding from the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture.
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.