17th November "Temporada de Patos" by Fernando Eimbcke

Temporada de patos by Fernando Eimbcke

Flama y Moko, dos amigos adolescentes, tratan de aprovechar la ausencia de los adultos para pasar un día a base de comida basura, refrescos y videojuegos en un apartamento de Tlatelolco. Pero dos personajes inesperados irrumpen en la escena: Ulises, un frustrado repartidor de pizzas, y Rita, una vecina que llama a la puerta buscando dónde hornear un pastel.

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery. The electricity company, Rita, the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza deliveryman, eleven seconds, the Real Madrid-Manchester game, some chocolate brownies and a horrible painting of ducks, all combine to break the harmony of what promised to be a placid Sunday, and reveal issues such as the parents' divorce, loneliness, the confusion between adolescent love and friendship, as well as frustration in adult life. "Temporada de Patos" is a movie that shows that, when the lights go off, we can see the stars.

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HORA: 7:30 de la tarde.
DIA: Jueves, 17 de noviembre.
LUGAR: Ver mapa History Corner; 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 200.
SALA: 200-002 (piso de abajo).
SUBTITULOS: Subtítulos en inglés.

Después de la película quedaremos en COHO CAFE en Stanford a eso de las 10:00 horas para cenar y tomar unas cervecitas.

WHEN: Thursday November 17th, at 7:30 PM.
WHERE: See map History Corner; 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 200.
ROOM: 200-002 (downstairs).
SUBTITLES: Subtitles in English.

Please join us after the film in COHO CAFE at Stanford. We usually meet around 10:00 pm for food and beer.