Gripped by a suicide epidemic, a rural Cuban community struggles to find answers | Aeon Videos
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 ...