Plot
In Mexico City, a wealthy compound is surrounded by walls and surveillance system to protect the locals against the violence of the slums. During a stormy night, a billboard falls over the wall and three smalltime thieves cross the border through the breach to rob. They break into a house and kill an old lady; the residents organize militias to chase the delinquents. Two of them and one security guard are murdered by the vigilantes, but the sixteen year old Miguel hides in the basement of the teenager Alejandro. When Alejandro finds Miguel, he feeds and helps the boy, but it is impossible to escape from the Zone.
Written by
Laura Santullo, Rodrigo Plá
Directed by
Rodrigo Plá
Crew
Production Countries
Mexico
Production Companies
Buenaventura, Morena Films, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE)
Languages
Español
Awards
18 wins & 11 nominations total