Movie
Zama
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-09-28
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bananeira Filmes, Canana, El Deseo, O Som e a Fúria, Rei Pictures, Patagonik, MPM Film, Lemming Film, KNM, Louverture Films, Schortcut Films, Picnic Producciones, Perdomo Productions, Strand Releasing
- Country
- Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, France, Lebanon, Netherlands, United States of America, Dominican Republic
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Don Diego de Zama
- Lola Dueñas as Luciana Piñares de Luenga
- Matheus Nachtergaele as Vicuña Porto / Gaspar Toledo
- Juan Minujín as Ventura Prieto
- Nahuel Cano as Manuel Fernández
- Mariana Nunes as Malemba
- Carlos Defeo as El Oriental
- Rafael Spregelburd as Capitán Hipólito Parrilla
- Daniel Veronese as Gobernador II
- Germán de Silva as Indalecio
- Willy Lemos as Obispo
- Vando Villamil as Ministro Contador
Crew
- Lucrecia Martel - Director
- Lucrecia Martel - Writer
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