2012Drama0h 12m

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.

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StatusReleased
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Keywords

daughterchild abusemothersexual abusepatriarchychildhood traumahealing processgrandmothergenerationalmother daughter relationshipshort film

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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía