Duck Season/Temporada de Patos
A somewhat minimalist Mexican film about a dull Sunday spent at home – two fourteen year old boys, a sixteen year-old girl neighbour and a pizza delivery guy discover how to make time pass, some clues as to living life and growing up and ponder the meaning of life. It is a quirky offbeat film, shot in black and white,
with its own particular pacing and artistic style. All this makes it interesting to watch but probably not entirely satisfying as a film. Still, it gets some points for the humour, the credibility of the characters and the way that the messages come out. Danny Perea as the girl, Enrique Arreola and his pizza philosophy, Daniel Miranda and Diego Cataño do a good job in Fernando Eimbcke’s multiwinning work. Of interest.
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