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Writers:
Rodrigo Plá (writer)
Laura Santullo (writer)
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Release Date:
9 November 2007 (Spain) more
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Plot:
Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
16 wins & 7 nominations more
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Cast

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Daniel Giménez Cacho ... Daniel

Maribel Verdú ... Mariana
Alan Chávez ... Miguel
Daniel Tovar ... Alejandro

Carlos Bardem ... Gerardo
Marina de Tavira ... Andrea
Mario Zaragoza ... Comandante Rigoberto

Andrés Montiel ... Diego
Blanca Guerra ... Lucía
Enrique Arreola ... Oficial Iván
Gerardo Taracena ... Mario
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noe Alvarado ... Maestro
Miriam Balderas ... Yolanda
Fernando Banda ... Alberto
Fernando Becerril ... De La Garza
Claudia Becker ... Mercedes
Celin Bosques ... Guardia 1
Alejandro Brado ... Ismael
Eduardo Cassas ... Residente 1
Diego Cataño ... Elvis
Juan Pablo Cueva Berea ... Bruno
Mayahuel del Monte ... Dorita
Ricardo Fernandez-Deu ... Residente 3
Iñaki Goci
Tenoch Huerta ... Mario
Pablo Aron Lopez ... Mauricio
Concepción Márquez ... Ana Maria
Fermin Martinez
Gerardo Martínez
Claudio Obregón ... Ricardo
Claudio Pastor ... Esteban
Ignacio Pla
Josefo Rodríguez ... Residente 2
Asur Sagada ... Carolina
Mayra Serbulo ... Ernestina
German Valdez ... Eddie
Margarita Wynne ... Mujer major
Eileen Yañez ... Elsa
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:97 min
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Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (certificate #45396) | France:U (with warning)
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Referenced in "At the Movies: (2008-11-26)" (2008) more

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Right kind of ambiance - empty characters, 17 August 2008
3/10
Author: madrasell-1

There is nothing wrong with the synopsis, the "gated community" - dilemma could be delivered with a twist like this, no doubt. But the problem is how it is executed.There is not one character here with any kind of depth whatsoever. Its all one-dimensional cardboard-pieces responding to some really incoherent twists of the plot.

The dialogue is embarrassingly bad sometimes and the actors fight to get some kind of guidance in their performances. The story kind of wants to be both drama and suspense-thriller but fails on both parts.Not that a drama cant be in the vein of a thriller and vice versa. (Check out Buenos Aires 1977 for some chilling thrills and high drama.)

The stage is great though. The scenes of the clean cut streets clashing with the outside slums is alone thought-provoking. And the watchful eye of the surveillance-camera is perhaps tiresome by now but never the less effective here. But thats hardly a reason to spend time and money on this shoddy piece.

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