

Sad People Factory
2014-01-01 · 54 min · Not rated
An investigation into the global nature and epidemic scope of depression, shown from a societal point of view challenging the individual notion of depression. We look at the collective causes of depression with sociologists, social workers, and neuropsychiatrists on the subject’s cutting edge.
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- Directors
- Michèle Dominici
- Production companies
- ARTE, Flach Film
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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