Dodging the Clock

Dodging the Clock

A group of 30-somethings are forced to choose between the pleasures of single life or becoming parents.

2005 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

The passage of time is probably the only concrete proof we have that justice exists in this cruel world. Some people would like to stop time in its tracks, while others choose to follow its path. In this story, three men in their early thirties have reached that age when it's time to start thinking about "getting a life", perhaps starting a family. But how do you handle the fact that your friendships are changing? That, slowly, your new family is becoming the center of your ever-shrinking world? What do you do when you realize your youth is a thing of the past?

Directed by Ricardo Trogi · Written by Jean-Philippe Pearson

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