The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
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The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

5.5 / 10 2012 12mNR Spanish
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

VC

Vanessa Cuevas

Lead
Ángeles Cruz

Ángeles Cruz

RC

Román Cruz

Alex Pérez

Alex Pérez

EP

Encarnación Pérez

DC

Dunia Cruz

PS

Patrosinia Sánchez

Sonia Couoh

Sonia Couoh

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ángeles Cruz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker