# Zama (2017)

> A stranded colonial officer's desperate wait for reassignment becomes a surreal reckoning with power, masculinity, and imperial absurdity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/206280

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Lucrecia Martel
- Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Mariana Nunes, Carlos Defeo, Rafael Spregelburd
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3409848/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: oppressive, surreal, melancholic, arthouse film night, historical cinema evening

## Synopsis

A tale of longing and stagnation in a colonial outpost, where ambition meets the harsh realities of power.

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