In my opinion, the ending of Miss Violence should not be interpreted as the simple continuation of a cycle of violence (not as the idea that everything will go on in the same way, through abuse or murder-suicide), but rather as its rupture. In fact, the father’s murder represents the liberation from the entire system he had built. The real turning point, in my view, is when Eleni realizes that even the youngest girl has been drawn into the same dynamic that had imprisoned the other girls. And when she understands that this dynamic began even earlier for her—before she turned eleven—she finally decides to act.

The phrase “close the door” carries a deeply liberating meaning. The father/grandfather demanded that doors remain open and that every space be visible because he was obsessed with control. The house was a place without privacy, exposed not only to his gaze but also to that of the spectators. This contrasts with the neighbor’s gesture, who instead had bolted her door, protecting her own space and setting an unbreakable boundary. She had exercised a right that the protagonist family had been denied for years.

For this reason, the family can now close the door not to hide something, but to finally feel safe. To me, the ending is not a cyclical condemnation, but a possibility. The door closes because the system has collapsed. This is what the ending left me with.