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Apapacho (2019)

Apapacho poster
Original title
Apapacho, une caresse pour l'âme
Directed by
Marquise Lepage
Genre
psychological drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters travel to Mexico for a Day of the Dead ritual. They are honoring their sister who recently died by suicide.

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What happens

Apapacho (French: Apapacho, une caresse pour l'âme, lit. 'Apapacho, a caress for the soul') is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marquise Lepage and released in 2019. The film centres on Karine (Laurence Leboeuf) and Estelle (Fanny Mallette), two sisters on a trip to Mexico to participate in a Day of the Dead ritual honoring and mourning the recent suicide of their sister Liliane (Eugénie Beaudry). The film opened in theatres on October 18, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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