Plot Summary
An unsettling experimental documentary that imagines a guided visit through a national mental hospital, The Torment Zone (La Región del Tormento) delves into the mechanisms of psychiatric and legal control that define the treatment of madness. Blending archival textures, hand-drawn animation, and documentary fragments, Marcello Mercado constructs a surreal and claustrophobic environment where medical and judicial discourses intertwine. The result is both a political and psychological reflection on the boundaries of reason and confinement—an early work that anticipates Mercado’s later investigations into biopower, institutional violence, and the anatomy of control.
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Director & Crew
Marcello Mercado
Director
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The Torment Zone was directed by Marcello Mercado and released in 1991.
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The Torment Zone has a runtime of 0 hours and 9 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1991-04-08
- Budget
- $0.0M
- Box Office
- $0.0M
- Status
- Released