The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

The tiricia is an illness of the soul when the heart is saddened. A story of three generations afflicted with being tiricientas: Ita, Justa and Alicia – grandmother, mother and daughter – who have at different times suffered, tolerated and allowed abuse, dragging on the disease. Alicia decides to break the cycle, eradicating it for future generations.

Genre: Drama

Stars: Vanessa Cuevas, Ángeles Cruz, Román Cruz, Alex Pérez, Encarnación Pérez, Dunia Cruz

Crew: Ángeles Cruz (Director), Ángeles Cruz (Screenplay), María Renée Prudencio (Screenplay), Ignacio Miranda (Director of Photography), Felipe Gómez (Editor), Ruben Luengas (Music)

Country: Mexico

Language: Español

Studio: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Runtime: 12 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Aug 26, 2012

IMDb: 5.5

Keywords:daughter, child abuse, mother, sexual abuse, patriarchy, childhood trauma, healing process, grandmother, generational, mother daughter relationship, short film

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The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

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