La Zona (film)

La Zona
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[1]; Spain[1];
Language	Spanish
Box office	$2.8 million[2]

La Zona ("The Zone") is a 2007 Mexican-Spanish 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.[3]

Plot

Three disadvantaged teenage boys break into a gated community to steal but come up against the residents and their private security.

Awards[4]

Venice Film Festival: Luigi De Laurentiis Award 2007 (Rodrigo Plá)
Golden Ariel for best supporting actor 2008 (Mario Zaragoza)
Golden India Catalina for best cinematography 2008 (Emiliano Villanueva)
Sant Jordi Award for best Spanish actress 2008 (Maribel Verdú)
Spanish actors union: newcomer award, male 2008 (Carlos Bardem)
Toronto International Film Festival: International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) 2008 (Rodrigo Plá)

Social and political aspects

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.

Main cast

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

References

"La ZONA (2007)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
"La Zona (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
San Francisco International Film Festival 2008 Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
Awards for La Zona (The Internet Movie Database Archived 2014-06-21 at the Wayback Machine)

External links

The Zone at IMDb
The Zone at Rotten Tomatoes

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[bfi-1] "La ZONA (2007)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[bom-2] "La Zona (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[3] San Francisco International Film Festival 2008 Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Awards for La Zona (The Internet Movie Database Archived 2014-06-21 at the Wayback Machine)