Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez
7.2

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Directed by: Jacques Audiard

Overview

Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.

Reviews (3)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    "Rita" (Zoe Saldana) is a lawyer in Mexico who finds her professionalism attracting the attention of the powerful drug lord "Manitas". He spends his time heavily guarded and constantly on the move as he pretty much controls the synthetic drug trade in and out of his country. What does he want with "...

  • Brent Marchant (Rated: 3)

    It generally takes tremendous courage to stand up and proclaim that the Emperor is indeed naked, especially in the face of a crowd of willfully blind onlookers who contend otherwise. Nevertheless, there are times when this truly needs to be said in light of an inexplicably misguided view to the cont...

  • good.film (Not rated)

    Is Emilia Pérez the riskiest movie in years?

    A Spanish-language musical from a French director, about gendered violence and corruption, starring a transgender actress as a Mexican cartel boss who abandons his family, vanishes into hiding and transitions to become a woman.

    It's A LOT. And yes...

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