'' Zama '' is a 2017 Argentine period drama film directed by Lucrecia Martel , based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Antonio di Benedetto . It premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival . It was also screened in the Masters section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival . On 29 September 2017 , the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences chose the film as the national entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards and Best Iberoamerican Film at the 32nd Goya Awards
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
Zama (2017 film)