Duck Season (2006)

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Rating: R

Release Date: Mar 10, 2006

Running Time: 85 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Spanish, subtitled English

Country Of Origin: Mexico

starring: Enrique Arreola, Daniel Miranda, Diego Catano, Danny Perea, Roberto Mirror, Carolina Politi, Antonio Zuniga, Alfredo Escobar, Sara Castro

director: Fernando Eimbcke

Duck Season

One particular morning in the lives of two fourteen-year old boys, Flama and Moko. Left alone in the apartment, the best friends settle in for a day of videogames and junk food. They are interrupted by sixteen-year old Rita, a neighbor who commandeers their oven to bake a cake. The pizza has just arrived when the power goes out in their building. With Rita and the pizza delivery man Ulises, the boys spend the afternoon trying to find ways to entertain themselves.

Set in gritty Mexico City, this is a kinder, gentler version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off without any car chases. This slice-of-youth black-and-white intimate film should get young writer/director Fernando Eimbcke noticed.

Story

Two adolescent buddies, Flama (Daniel Miranda) and Moko (Diego Catano), are given incessant instructions by Flama's mom before she heads off to work. Don't go out, don't let anyone in, turn off the stove. When they're finally alone, they jump on couch, turn on their…