ZAMA

By Lucrecia MARTEL

REI PICTURES - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2017

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. Adapted from di Benedetto’s 1956 novel.

Festivals
& Awards

74° Festival de Venecia 2017
Selección Oficial
Toronto - TIFF 2017
Masters
NYFF 2017
Selección Oficial
14° Latin Beat Film Festival 2017
Mejor Película
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana 2017
Coral Dirección: Lucrecia Martel
El Gouna Film Festival 2017
Mejor Actor: Daniel Giménez Cacho
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana 2017
Coral Dirección Artística: Renata Belo Pinheiro
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana 2017
Coral Sonido: Guido Berenblum
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama, Historical
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, SPAIN, FRANCE, MEXICO, PORTUGAL, NETHERLANDS, USA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 3 - 5 M$
    • Duration
    • 115 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Lucrecia MARTEL
    • Producer(s)
    • Santiago GALLELLI (REI CINE), Benjamín DOMENECH (REI CINE), Matías ROVEDA (REI CINE), Vania CATANI
    • Synopsis
    • Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place.

      His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors who come and go as he stays behind.

      The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives. When Zama notices everything is lost, he joins a party of soldiers that go after a dangerous bandit.