The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

12 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

26 August 2012

Country

Mexico

Cast

Vanessa Cuevas

Ángeles Cruz

Román Cruz

Alex Pérez

Encarnación Pérez

Dunia Cruz

Patrosinia Sánchez

Sonia Couoh

Sabel Sánchez

Myriam Bravo

Noé Hernández

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