LA ZONA (Spanish)
The Story:
During a heavy storm, a billboard comes down on the fence of La Zona, giving three opportunist youths the chance to sneak in, for a quick and easy robbery.
Confronted by a resident, the burglars kill the woman but can't stop a maid from raising the alarm, and in a split second, neighbors come running, shooting dead two of the thieves and accidentally felling a security guard. Miguel (Alan Chavez) escapes into the alleyways, and the community raises a general alarm, though when city cop Rigoberto (Mario Zaragoza) comes, he's told there was no incident. The residents have an agreement with the city that their independent contractors patrol themselves, and they're intent on handling this inhouse.
Sixteen-year-old Alejandro (Daniel Tovar) is shaken by the killings and uncomfortable with the vigilante intensity of dad Daniel (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) and the other residents. They agree to handle things on their own at a community meeting, but then begin to turn on each other when it's suspected a resident tipped off the outside police. Meanwhile, Alejandro discovers Miguel in the basement, and, while initially wary, he realizes the pathetic, frightened kid needs to get out of La Zona if he's to remain alive.
Starring:
Alan Chavez, Carlos Bardem, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Daniel Jimenez Cacho, Daniel Tovar, Maribel Verdu
Directed By:
Rodrigo Plá
Release:
2008
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