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The Zone

Original title: La zona
  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
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7.0/10
5.6K
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The Zone (2007)
Residents of an enclosed Mexico City neighborhood are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood.
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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 encoun... Read allResidents 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 border... Read allResidents 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.
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    • Rodrigo Plá
    • Laura Santullo(story)
    • Rodrigo Plá(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Daniel Giménez Cacho
    • Daniel Tovar
    • Alan Chávez
    • Rodrigo Plá
    • Laura Santullo(story)
    • Rodrigo Plá(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Daniel Giménez Cacho
    • Daniel Tovar
    • Alan Chávez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    Carlos Bardem, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Maribel Verdú, and Alan Chávez in The Zone (2007)
    Alan Chávez and Daniel Tovar in The Zone (2007)
    Rodrigo Plá at an event for The Zone (2007)
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    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Daniel Giménez Cacho
    • Daniel
    Daniel Tovar
    Daniel Tovar
    • Alejandro
    Alan Chávez
    • Miguel
    Carlos Bardem
    Carlos Bardem
    • Gerardo
    Mario Zaragoza
    Mario Zaragoza
    • Comandante Rigoberto
    Marina de Tavira
    Marina de Tavira
    • Andrea
    Maribel Verdú
    Maribel Verdú
    • Mariana
    Fernando Becerril
    Fernando Becerril
    • De La Garza
    Andrés Montiel
    Andrés Montiel
    • Diego
    Claudio Obregón
    Claudio Obregón
    • Ricardo
    Blanca Guerra
    Blanca Guerra
    • Lucía
    Mayra Serbulo
    • Ernestina
    • (as Mayra Sérbulo)
    Asur Zagada
    Asur Zagada
    • Carolina
    Germán Valdés III
    • Eddie
    • (as Germán Váldez)
    Pablo Aron López
    • Mauricio
    • (as Pablo Arón López)
    Enrique Arreola
    Enrique Arreola
    • Oficial Iván
    Gerardo Taracena
    Gerardo Taracena
    • Carlos
    Tenoch Huerta
    Tenoch Huerta
    • Mario
      • Rodrigo Plá
      • Laura Santullo(story)
      • Rodrigo Plá(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      First feature film directed by Rodrigo Plá.
    • Connections
      Referenced in At the Movies: Episode #5.41 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Harto de la vida
      Brokempo (Carlos Teles)

      (p) EMI Music Publishing Spain, S.A.

    User reviews23

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    9/10
    Hitchcock with a Conscience
    La Zona is one of those rare films which grips you from the start and doesn't let go till the end credits roll up. It is also a rare example of a thriller and social drama which delivers on both fronts.

    La Zona are residential compounds in Mexico for the rich and the affluent. They have their own security system and guards and even law, thus separating them from the normal law of the land. These "zones" are real and do exist in Mexico city. The one depicted in the film is separated from the slum neighbourhood by large concrete walls and barbed wire. An accident causes one of the power pylons next to the Zone to collapse thus paving an entry for three young petty thieves from the slums to enter the Zone to make a quick burglary. Things go wrong, however, and two of the boys are shot dead while the third manages to escape from the burgled house but not from the zone.

    We then follow the search for the boy, by the residents (who intend to kill him) and the cops, who are mostly corrupt ready to turn a blind eye for the right sum. The Zone is a superbly tense thriller and a damning indictment of the social system in Mexico. The residents in these zones appear to be totally cut off from the reality outside; a nice contrast is a golf course inside the Zone from which the players get a panoramic view of the slums.

    It is hard to believe that this is the feature debut of its director Rodrigo Pla. It's one of the most accomplished feature debuts that I have ever seen and you can be certain that Rodrigo Pla's name is going to be much better known in the coming years.
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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2007 (Spain)
      • Spain
      • Mexico
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Morena Films
      • Buenaventura
      • Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE)
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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