The Zone

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The Zone

2007,

1h 37m,

Drama

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79%

19 Reviews

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73%

2,500+ Ratings

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79%

Tomatometer

19 Reviews

73%

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2,500+ Ratings

Living in La Zona, a gated community in Mexico City, Alejandro (Daniel Tovar) has little idea of what goes on outside his isolated, privileged life. However, he soon catches a glimpse when several poor teenagers break into La Zona to steal from the wealthy residents — but their plans fall apart when an elderly woman is killed. With the community forming a mob to find the criminals, Alejandro is surprised to find one of the thieves (Alán Chávez) taking refuge in his basement.

Critics Consensus

A slick and smart Mexican thriller of middle-class panic and vigilantism, that is lean, mean and often shocking.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Oct 17, 2008

4/6

This slick, serious-minded tale of upper-crust vigilantes protecting their gated community at any cost is a nihilistic but thoughtful portrait of a country divided .

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James Christopher

The Times (UK)

Oct 17, 2008

3/5

The viral atmosphere of intimidation is alarming, and thick with resonant premonitions of a legion of dystopian urban tomorrows.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 17, 2008

4/5

A smart movie, dramatically lean and mean, exciting and often shocking.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 2, 2020

Rodrigo Pla uses a staple of tabloid news, a brutal home-invasion robbery by a band of feckless teens, to concoct a gripping moral thriller that pits the fearful residents of a wealthy gated community against an armed slum kid.

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Aug 25, 2009

3/5

Un excelente thriller dramtico, narrado con precisin y buen elenco, que es sobre todo una inquietante reflexin sobre uno de los temas ms candentes y polmicos de nuestro tiempo.

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Jamie Russell

Film4

Oct 17, 2008

3.5/5

Latin American middle-class panic needs no translation in this strong thriller about the worries of the wealthy. Fans of JG Ballard's novels will relish it.

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Synopsis

Living in La Zona, a gated community in Mexico City, Alejandro (Daniel Tovar) has little idea of what goes on outside his isolated, privileged life. However, he soon catches a glimpse when several poor teenagers break into La Zona to steal from the wealthy residents — but their plans fall apart when an elderly woman is killed. With the community forming a mob to find the criminals, Alejandro is surprised to find one of the thieves (Alán Chávez) taking refuge in his basement.

Director: Rodrigo Plá
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo
Production Co: Morena Films S.L., Vaca Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Runtime: 1h 37m

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