The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness

2012•12m•5.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(4)

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.

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Production

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Vanessa Cuevas

Ángeles Cruz

Ángeles Cruz

Román Cruz

Alex Pérez

Alex Pérez

Encarnación Pérez

Dunia Cruz

Patrosinia Sánchez

Sonia Couoh

Sonia Couoh

Sabel Sánchez

Myriam Bravo

Myriam Bravo

Noé Hernández

Noé Hernández

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