Overview
- The Mexican drama is screening in the Berlin Film Festival’s Competition, where it is vying for the Golden Bear.
- Set in Mexico City, the story follows a solitary woman who rents a room to a man secretly sheltering his nine‑year‑old son, forging an unexpected bond.
- Shot in black and white, the film favors restrained, observational comedy with economical staging and a subtle late touch of magical realism.
- Critics highlight Teresita Sánchez’s nuanced performance, note Hugo Ramírez’s turn as the father, and hail Bastian Escobar as a discovery in his screen debut.
- Director Fernando Eimbcke co‑wrote with Vanesa Garnica, echoing the spare, character‑driven approach of Duck Season as the film explores loneliness, grief and everyday precarity.