Movies: Alcoholism

Documentary about living with an addict and grappling with the genetic propensity of becoming one....

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An animated short outlining the problems with alcohol consumption....

The people at the centre of this film are lawyers, civil servants, housewives, managing directors and mothers. They are also alcoholics. In her documentary, Carolin Schmitz explores the protagonists’ stories and their strategies for survival: the lit...

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We all carry hell with us. The filmmaker’s hell exists on a canvas, which he studied carefully in childhood. The mystical picture has many names: Circus, Hell, Game at the Arena. Decades later he finds the painting again. The film unravels as loose p...

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Metro trains disappear on the turning track, only to immediately return on the same route. Tapio (57), Toni (42) and Aksa (60) are also stuck on these tracks. The men meet every morning in the square behind the Herttoniemi metro station, from where t...

After a dark night, a man considers his options in life...

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Just Because you decide to forget the past doesn't mean the past will forget you...

Miguel has been dedicating himself to the pulque craft for more than 25 years, however an addiction to drinking almost ends his life....

Adapted from a performance by the same name, fuses autobiographical material with information about how an alcoholic family perpetuates addictive behavior. Elements of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, such as the “Hi, my name is...” introduction are us...