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Gripped by a suicide epidemic, a rural Cuban community struggles to find
answers
Warning: this film
deals with youth suicide and might be distressing to some viewers, and
unsuitable for younger viewers.
In Buey Arriba, a rural community in Cuba, a
12-year-old boy has committed suicide. For his grieving family, he is the
latest in a string of suicides. What’s more, his death seems to be part of an
epidemic: his is just one of many suicides in the municipality. In her short
documentary A Paradise, the UK director Jayisha
Patel treats this deeply sensitive subject with care and respect, bearing
witness as the family and community try to understand why so many people, young
and old, are taking their own lives. Some of those who are grieving try to come
to terms with the profound loss through the local Spiritist religious
tradition, but the sense remains that no answers – metaphysical or otherwise –
can assuage the pain. A stark and moving exploration of grief, Patel’s
acclaimed short won awards at the Berlin, Palm Springs and Chicago
International film festivals in 2014.
Director: Jayisha Patel
Producer: Pablo García Barbán
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