LA ZONA

The Zone

España. 2007. Color. 98 min. Ficción. 35mm.
  • Film Director: Rodrigo Plá.
  • Producer: Álvaro Longoria.
  • Co-production: México
Teenager Alejandro lives in an enclosed, self-sufficient residential area protected by private security guards. Obliged by growing delinquency, the fear of violence and lack of law and order, his family and the other residents have moved there as a haven of peace. One night, three intruders break into a house in the early hours of the morning. In the ensuing attack an old woman is killed and two of the thieves shot dead. The inhabitants of La Zona decide to take the law into their own hands.

Rodrigo Plá
His works include the short films Novia mía (1995), winner at Biarritz Festival, and El ojo en la nuca (2000), recipient of the Ariel for Best Short Film. La Zona, his first feature, landed the Lion of the Future Award for Best First Film at Venice Festival in 2007 and the international critics’ Fipresci Award at Toronto that same year. Desierto adentro (2008), won a prize at Guadalajara and brought the Cannes Critics’ Week to a close.
Desierto Adentro (2008, postproduction) / El ojo en la nuca (2000) / Novia mía (1995)