A magistrate's futile quest for bureaucratic transfer descends into a brutal survival ordeal in the colonial wilderness.
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.
Lucrecia Martel
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