The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

(2012)

★ 5.5 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2012

Runtime: 12 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Ángeles Cruz

Cast: Vanessa Cuevas, Ángeles Cruz, Román Cruz, Alex Pérez, Encarnación Pérez, Dunia Cruz, Patrosinia Sánchez, Sonia Couoh, Sabel Sánchez, Myriam Bravo

Plot

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.