Synopsis
ZAMA, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him promotion. The letter never arrives, and when Zama realizes he has lost everything waiting, he decides to join a hunt on a dangerous bandit. Zama leaves to distant lands, where he is taken prisoner and is sentenced to death. Knowing his life is at risk and free from his hopes of being transferred and promoted, he finds out that his only desire is to live.
Based on the renowned 1956 Argentine novel ZAMA by Antonio di Benedetto.
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Actors (5)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : MPM Film - Movie Partners in Motion Film
- Foreign production companies : Rei Cine, Bananeira Filmes, Picnic Producciones, El Deseo, Patagonik Film Group, Lemming Film, Louverture Films, Canana
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Match Factory
- French distribution : Shellac
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Benjamin Domenech
- Screenwriter : Lucrecia Martel
- Director of Photography : Rui Poças
- Assistant director : Fabiana Tiscornia
- Editors : Miguel Schverdfinger, Karen Harley
- Sound recordists : Guido Berenblum, Emmanuel Croset
- Costume designer : Julio Suarez
- Foreign producers : Javier Leoz, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Santiago Gallelli, Matías Roveda, Vania Catani
- Author of original work : Antonio Di Benedetto
- Press Attachés (film) : Laurence Granec, Vanessa Fröchen
- Continuity supervisor : Pablo Ramos
- Production Designer : Renata Belo Piñeiro
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Croset
- Unit Production Manager : Martín Moyano
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical, Drama, Adventure
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : Argentina, Brazil, France (15.0%), Spain, Mexico, Portugal, The Netherlands, United States
- Original French-language productions : No
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