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Nov 9, 2018

1h 36m

★ 5.3

Trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage, a middle-aged woman finds refuge in a fantasy world of vindictive violence

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SOUL Productions

A.B. Seahorse Films

Cinema Advisory Committee of Cyprus

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Cast

Elpida

Stella Fyrogeni

Costas

Andreas Vasileiou

Eleftheria

Popi Avraam

Doctor

Marios Ioannou

Young man

Prokopis Agathokleous

Young woman

Marina Mandri

Irini

Georgina Tatsi

Painter

Andrey Pilipenko

Little Elpida

Oriana Mantzouranou

Baby

Louisa Michael

Girl passer-by

Aria Georgiade

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0.0

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