Lucretia Martel’s ‘Zama’ portrays a victim of colonialism — the colonist
“Zama,” from Argentine director Lucretia Martel, tells a story of how colonialism victimizes people, but from an unusual angle. It’s the story of a 17th century colonial magistrate, stuck in some awful South American outpost, with only one dream — to get reassigned, so he can return to his wife and newborn child. We find Zama (Daniel Giminez Cacho) at the start of the movie standing near the edge of the shore, wearing his uniform, and his hat, and his sword, looking as out of place... Читать дальше...