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La Zona (2007)

La Zona
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Directed by Rodrigo Plá
Produced by Alvaro Longoria
Pilar Benito
Written by Laura Santullo
Starring Daniel Giménez Cacho
Maribel Verdú
Daniel Tovar
Music by Fernando Velázquez
Release date
2007
Running time
97 min
Country Mexico / Spain
Language Spanish

La Zona ("The Zone") is a 2007 Mexican-Spanish-Argentine co-production film by director Rodrigo Plá. The film describes a failed break-in attempt in a gated community and the consequences for the thieves and the residents.

La Zona was given the Venice Film Festival’s award for best debut feature in 2007.

A group of disadvantaged teenagers break into a gated community that is heavily under surveillance.

La Zona shows the divide in the Mexican society, and how the class system plays an important part in the success and happiness of these characters. The film raises questions about social and political aspects in Mexico.

Daniel Giménez Cacho as Daniel

Maribel Verdú as Mariana

Daniel Tovar as Alejandro

Carlos Bardem as Gerardo

Alan Chávez as Miguel

Mario Zaragoza as Rigoberto



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