The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness (2012)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Aug 26, 2012

Runtime : 12m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Countries : Mexico

Keywords : daughter, child abuse, mother, sexual abuse, patriarchy, childhood trauma, healing process, grandmother, generational, mother daughter relationship, short film