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2019 | Color | 90:00

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.


Country: México
Direction: Gutiérrez Wenhammar; Nicolás, Mohar Volkow; Santiago
Script: Gutiérrez Wenhammar; Nicolás, Mohar Volkow; Santiago
Production: de la Paz; Santiago, Quintero; Alejandro, Sarquis; Juan
Photography: Gutiérrez Wenhammar; Nicolás
Sound: Mohar Volkow; Santiago
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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