Winner
of the Jury Prize at Cannes and four Golden Globes this audacious drama defies
genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance, and bold visuals,
the story follows a feared Mexican cartel leader, Manitas del Monte (Karla
Sofía Gascón), who enlists an unappreciated lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to secretly
arrange surgeries and help fake Manitas’ death, so Manitas can covertly transition
into a woman, Emilia Pérez, leaving life as a man, and a life of crime, behind
to become her true authentic self. Dir. Jacques Audiard, 2hrs 12mins,
Spanish with subtitles, cert 15.
“…a
gloriously original, trans meets Mexican cartel musical mash-up … a
hip-swaggering, trigger-clicking, scalpel-wielding work of weird brilliance.” London Evening Standard
“A gorgeous musical
epic from the French maestro Jacques Audiard” The Times
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