Do yourself a favour and give this one a chance. Its title speaks to both the musical aspirations of its main character, but also the repetition in her own life - and how breaking this repetition may also break her aspirations: it's an unusual but unique choice that comes off as a more realistic portrayal of the longstanding effects of oppression. Refrain is clearly an independent production: but from the washed out colours of its video quality rises a beautiful and sad story. The result is a film that far exceeds the limitations of its budgetary restraints. In Refrain, the goal is not just to escape the cycle of violence, but also to break oneself free of the cycle of dependence, and to accomplish a personal change that can revitalize one's talents. It takes a no-budget independent from Montréal, writer/director Tyler Gibb, to revive the familiar story. The theme of women in abusive relationships has been absent from the mainstream film limelight, as if somehow Hollywood solved the problem years ago.
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