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Duck Season (2004)

Duck Season (2004)

7.2

A lazy Sunday turns unpredictable in this understated, coming-of-age drama

Movie

Mexico
Spanish
Comedy, Drama
2004
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TLDR

No ducks here, I’m afraid, except the ones on the picture frame.

What it's about

On one Sunday afternoon, teenagers Flama and Moko have all they need to stave off boredom: an apartment without parents, video games, and the landline to the nearest pizza delivery. However, when the electricity gets cut, their usual hangout leads to an unexpected afternoon with their neighbor Rita and the pizza delivery man Ulises.

The take

Duck Season happens within the span of a normal Sunday afternoon. At first, when the electricity stops, it’s boring. The first two kids stare at each other in black and white, just looking for something to do. But it’s that exact boredom that gets the ensemble to meet each other, getting them to break out of their normal cycle, and question things in their life that they haven’t thought about, like what the heck are they going to do with their life moving forward. And like that pivotal afternoon many of us might have gone through, the film is simple, understated, and surprisingly deep. Duck Season takes its sweet time to unfold into an honest conversation between friends.

What stands out

That post-credits scene, though.

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