Fueled by t he arrival  of a yo ung painter,  Elpida is a h ousewife who fi nds refuge  from her  monotonous lif e in her own fa ntasy world. As this fantas y world becomes filled  with tho ughts o f vengeful v iolence, th e lines blur between  fantasy and rea lity. As even ts progress , Elpida  is force d to questio n her own r eality as  she str uggles to rememb er what re ally happened. »Pause« is Tonia Mishial i’s debut as  director o f a featu re film and i s a personal m ovie about a w oman’s struggl e in an oppres sive marri age. This mo vie is he avily infl uenced b y Mishiali’s o wn upbr inging in patriarchal C yprus. »Pau se« is a drama with dark humo ur that sinks viewers into th e world of Elpida and  makes th em questio n the p osition of  women as moth ers, wiv es and d aughters.F ueled by th e arrival o f a young painter, E lpida is a  housewife w ho finds ref uge from her m onotonou s