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.
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000
Revenue: $5,000
Language: ES
| Original Title | La Region Del Tormento |
| Release Date | April 8, 1991 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | ES |
| Website | Visit Site |