2017 · drama · history
Zama (2017)
Directed by Lucrecia Martel1h 55m2017
In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia.
Our read: Zama (2017) (2017) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, surreal drama · history entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / history, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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