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The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 26, 2012

Runtime

0h 12m

Genres

Drama

User Score

55%

Original Title

La tiricia o cómo curar la tristeza

Production Companies

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Director

Ángeles Cruz

Description

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.