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Sad People Factory
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Sad People Factory

Jan 1, 2014
0h 54m
★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE
Flach Film

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Cast

Shekhar Saxena

Self

Shekhar Saxena

Daniel Chisholm

Self

Daniel Chisholm

Bun Chino

Self

Bun Chino

Junko Kitanaka

Self

Junko Kitanaka

Hiroshi Kawahito

Self

Hiroshi Kawahito

Shigenobu Kanba

Self

Shigenobu Kanba

Allen Frances

Self

Allen Frances

Steeves Demazeux

Self

Steeves Demazeux

Jerome Wakefield

Self

Jerome Wakefield

Laurence Kirmayer

Self

Laurence Kirmayer

Michelle Holmberg

Self

Michelle Holmberg

Osamu Tajima

Self

Osamu Tajima

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