Lucrecia Martel

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Lucrecia Martel

Born December 14, 1966 · Salta, Argentina (age 59)

Lucrecia Martel (born December 14, 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is a part of the New Argentine Cinema wave of contemporary film-making that began in the mid-1990s.

Known For

ZamaZama · 2017
Zama
★ 6.52017
MovieDramaHistory
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.
The Holy GirlThe Holy Girl · 2004
The Holy Girl
★ 6.62004
MovieDrama
Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.
The Headless WomanThe Headless Woman · 2008
The Headless Woman
★ 6.22008
MovieDramaMystery
After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.
La CiénagaLa Ciénaga · 2001
La Ciénaga
★ 6.82001
MovieDrama
Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken desires, the boundaries of class, tradition, and faith are reflected in their everyday interactions.
Björk: CornucopiaBjörk: Cornucopia · 2025
Björk: Cornucopia
★ 6.32025
MovieMusicDocumentary
A visually spectacular landscape of lush colours, futuristic screens and wild images of nature that comes alive with Björk's wondrous music, as she performs live alongside musicians and choirs of flutes and voices.
Our LandOur Land · 2026
Our Land
★ 7.42026
MovieDocumentary
In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.
MutaMuta · 2011
Muta
★ 5.32011
MovieFantasy
An elegant crew of female creatures emerges, like insects, from the nooks and crannies of a river cruise ship. They strut around as 1940s femme fatales while revealing a language, a kind of Morse code made up of clicks and vibrations.
LeaguesLeagues · 2015
Leagues
★ 6.02015
MovieDrama
Moving between classrooms – static interiors and roaring, raucous exteriors – Leagues explores the subject of academic exclusion in native communities. Named after an archaic unit of measurement, Martel's postcolonial film depicts how education, though a social tool, can also create division and discrimination.

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