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Release Date
• USA: Mar 10, 2006
• UK: 11 Mar 2005
BoxOffice: $0.1M
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for language and some drug content.
Running Time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Country Mexico
Production Companies
CinePantera, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Lulú, Titan
Studio Warner Independent
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Temporada de patos
• Duck Season
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Genre: Comedy, Drugs, Gay/Lesbian
Tagline: Adulthood is a moving target.
Plot: With DUCK SEASON, writer/director Fernando Eimbcke lovingly brings a touching tale to life. Shot in black-and-white and on a minuscule budget, Eimbcke's film is a slice-of-life comedy that takes place over the course of one day in a Mexico City apartment. Flama (Daniel Miranda) and Moko (Diego Catano) are two bored teenagers who plan a day of unsupervised fun together in Flama's mother's humble abode. Videogames, Coca-Cola, and pizza are high on their list of priorities, but things don't quite go according to plan. First, a slightly older female neighbor, Rita (Danny Perea), arrives to bake a cake in the kitchen. Then the pizza man arrives and the boys challenge him to a soccer videogame as payment for the food. But when the power in the building cuts out mid-game the fun really starts as the foursome argue, clown around, and do anything they can to stave off the boredom that threatens to engulf them. Ostensibly a comedy, Eimbcke's beautifully shot movie also presents some thoughtful musings on teenage life. Flama's parents are going through a painful divorce--a subject he tentatively broaches with the others by showing them a painting of ducks that his mother and father both want to claim as their own. From here the movie takes a pleasant stroll into the adolescent psyches of
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