Duck Season

I am not sure why this came onto my netflix queue. Reading the dust cover makes it sound like... well, judge for yourself.

What begins as another ordinary, quiet Sunday spirals into a chaotic adventure for two teens left home alone. Equipped with their usual video games, best friends Flama and Moko settle in for a pleasant, if predictable, afternoon. But an unexpected encounter with an alluring adolescent neighbor and the intrusion of an idiosyncratic pizza deliveryman conspire to make the day a memorable occasion.

Ok, so does that just scream PORN? But of course since it was in my queue, and therefore my home, I had no choice but to watch it. And was pleasantly surprised. This 2004 Mexican film spends a Sunday with a couple of 14 year old boys living in the projects. In the 9 hours of the afternoon, we get a remarkably deep look at adolescence, the struggles of fitting in, sexuality, finding meaning in life, the importance of history, the pain of family and comfort of friends. One of the impressive pieces here is the use of silence and boredom (part of any adolescent life) and filming it in a way that captures the interest of the viewer. This is a solid movie and whoever put it in my queue should be commended.
4 stars (out of 5)