When we first meet him, he still believes such an escape is possible.
Good relations with the visiting wife of an important judge give Zama hope of this reassignment.
Zamas life unfolds over the rest of the film.
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All the while, the years of his life just keep ticking away.
Instead, the drama is always in Cachos face, which Martel keeps front and center throughout the film.
As it goes,Zamaponders the unanswerable question of what kind of life, exactly, is worth living.B
