Zama 2018 by Lucrecia Martel

 Synopsis

The great Lucrecia Martel ventures into the realm of historical fiction and makes the genre entirely her own in this adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto’s 1956 classic of Argentinean literature. In the late 18th century, in a far-flung corner of what seems to be Paraguay, the title character, an officer of the Spanish crown (Daniel Giménez Cacho) born in the Americas, waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. Martel renders Zama’s world—his daily regimen of small humiliations and petty politicking—as both absurd and mysterious, and as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia, subject to a creeping disorientation. Precise yet dreamlike, and thick with atmosphere, Zama is a singular and intoxicating experience, a welcome return from one of contemporary cinema’s truly brilliant minds

 Cast & Crew

Actors: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín

Directors: Lucrecia Martel

Writers: Antonio Di Benedetto (based on the novel by), Lucrecia Martel

Production: N/A