‘You only address colonialism with solemn seriousness if you don’t experience it daily’: Lucrecia Martel on Zama

Argentine director Lucrecia Martel discusses Zama, colonialism, violent masculinity, and how absurdist humour is a potent way to criticize both. As one of the festival’s most anticipated titles, Zama marked the long awaited return of Argentine director Lucrecia Martel. The film follows the misadventures of Don Diego de Zama (a hypnotic Daniel Giménez Cacho), an 18th … Continue reading ‘You only address colonialism with solemn seriousness if you don’t experience it daily’: Lucrecia Martel on Zama