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Sisyphus

2019 · 90 min

A raw, immersive look at addiction and makeshift rehabilitation, offering a sobering and emotionally heavy experience.

Overview
Sisyphus is a journey through the rehabilitation of addictions in Mexico. In the absence of a public infrastructure to combat this problem, the annexes are the alternative that addicts themselves have created. The annexes are unofficial rehabilitation centers in which a method of rehabilitation thought apart from medicine or professional therapy is offered.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • survival
  • faith
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Nicolás Gutiérrez Wenhammar, Santiago Mohar Volkow
Written by
Nicolás Gutiérrez Wenhammar, Santiago Mohar Volkow
Starring
Sebastián Canek, Ramiro Sebastián, Carlos Uriel, Ledeisi Madain, José Rubicel
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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