The movie "Pause Button for Love" released director's special, the big screen needs more women to narrate female power

The movie "Pause Button for Love" released a special director's special "Her Story" today. Director Liliya Ingolfsdottir personally recounted the original intention of the creation and the behind-the-scenes story. The film will be screened in advance from August 30 to August 31, and will be officially released on September 5.

The movie "The Pause Button of Love" was written and directed by Liliya Ingolfsdottir. It tells the story of Maria (Helga Gulen) trapped in an unbalanced relationship and her life in a quagmire, but instead of immersed in endless negative emotions, she tries to find answers. Maria's story is not a distant narrative, but a mirror that shines into reality, allowing us to discover our own shadows in the movie and gain answers to our own lives. The film has won more than 30 heavyweight film awards and nominations around the world, including four awards at the 2025 Beijing International Film Festival, and has been unanimously recognized by audiences at home and abroad. The favorable rating of Rotten Tomatoes has reached 100%.

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In the director's special "Her Story", director Liliya Ingolfsdottir talks eloquently about the hidden female power in the film. The director admitted that many people mistakenly think this is a love movie, but in fact the movie tells about intimate relationships and social pressure. Inside and outside the movie, everyone is in intimate relationships and living under social pressure. Everyone needs to learn how to behave themselves.

The director has filmed 25 short films since 1998. The movie "Pause Button for Love" is her first feature film in seven years of preparation. The process of waiting for the opportunity is very difficult. During this period, she has also been creating short films and teaching film courses. After accumulation and experience, the movie "Pause Button of Love" was finally born.

The director said that the big screen needs more female stories and female perspectives. Female characters should be allowed to show imperfections just like male characters. The audience also expects to see more vivid, real, complex and plump female images. This is the case with Maria in the movie. She is not a perfect woman, easily lose control of her emotions, and sometimes even unlikable. However, after experiencing difficulties, exploring her heart, and making choices, she finally found her own strength. To the director, she is a hero.

The film "Pause Button of Love" was imported by China Film Group Corporation, distributed by China Film Industry Group Corporation, translated by China Film Industry Group Corporation, and assisted in promotion by Beijing Blue Media Times Culture Development Corporation. The film will be screened in advance from August 30 to August 31, and will be officially released on September 5. It is expected that every audience member can walk into the theater, see and understand themselves in the movie, and then slowly learn to love.