Zama fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Zama is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Zama is included with a subscription to Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 55 min
Zama runs 1 h 55 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Zama higher (93) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Spanish, with some Guarani, Portuguese. Produced in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, France, Lebanon, Netherlands, United States, Dominican Republic.
+89GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Zama in 103 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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