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Summary
Mica is born smelling of fish that soap and doctors can't remove. Problems increase starting school as no one'll be his friend. He sees a therapist. His life seems doomed until he meets Laura.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 44Audiences 59GoodWatch 45
Metascore47
Tomatometer40%
Letterboxd · 420 ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.0
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most dramas, −17 min on the typical 109
typical 10992Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2013
September 13, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Mexico
and 14 more28 people
- Douglas SmithMica
- Zoë KravitzLaura
- Carrie-Anne MossCatherine
- Ariadna GilSophie
- Don McKellarRichard
- Kim LyThe Lifeguard
- Gonzalo VegaGuillermo Garibai
- Sofía SisniegaClaudia
- BBBrian BridgerYoung Mika
Amanda BrugelNurse
Donald BurdaDoctor- SCSydney CrossSchoolgirl
Andrea DrepaulDenise
Jayden GreigBlonde Kid- SHSam HerringtonKid
- AHAlexander HoltmannPool Manager
- AJAj JaywarWaiter
Jameson KraemerGroup Member
Glenda MacInnisGirlfriend- TMTim MarczenkoPizza Delivery Dude
- MMMickey MilanSmelly Foreigner (as Milan Malisic)
Vivien MooreWoman in Gallery- CPCraig PorrittFolk Healer
William PoulinTourettes Man
Directing · 3
- Analeine Cal y Mayor Director, Writer
- Miguel Necoechea Jr Second Assistant Director
- Pazz Neglia First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Javier Gullón Writer
Production · 9
- José Herrero de Egaña Executive Producer
- Niv Fichman Producer
- Stacy Perskie Producer
- Deirdre Bowen Casting
- Andrea Raffaghello Line Producer
- Chris Bell Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Joe Strazzeri Dolly Grip
- Christopher J. Toudy Key Grip
Editing · 1
- Óscar Figueroa Editor
Sound · 2
- Benoît Charest Music
- Yamil Rezc Music
Art · 3
- Elisa Sauvé Production Design
- Carlos Lagunas Art Direction
- Nancey Pankiw Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lupita Peckinpah Wardrobe Supervisor
Other crew · 3
- Natalie Dale Stand In
- Gregory Middleton Cinematography
- Indira Guha Legal Services
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