La zona (film) explained
| La zona |
| Director: | Rodrigo Plá |
| Producer: | - Alvaro Longoria
- Pilar Benito
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| Starring: | |
| Music: | Fernando Velázquez |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
| Country: | |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Gross: | $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.
Main cast
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.
Awards
- 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)
See also
References
- Web site: La zona (2007). https://web.archive.org/web/20170930091551/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c562a70. dead. September 30, 2017. British Film Institute. 31 March 2018.
- Web site: La zona (2007). Box Office Mojo. 31 March 2018.
- http://fest08.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=104 San Francisco International Film Festival 2008
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