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.
- Year : 2012
- Country : Mexico
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
- Keyword : daughter, child abuse, mother, sexual abuse, patriarchy, childhood trauma, healing process, grandmother, generational, mother daughter relationship, short
- Director : Ángeles Cruz
- Cast : Vanessa Cuevas, Ángeles Cruz, Román Cruz, Alex Pérez, Encarnación Pérez, Dunia Cruz