Emilia Pérez is an ambitious film that blends musical, thriller, drama, and intrigue. From a transgender perspective, it champions the feminist struggle, with a stunning and vibrant aesthetic that will leave you speechless.
Where: in the main cinemas in Spanish. In French and English in Espai Texas
Year: 2024
Duration: 132 minutes /
Address: Jacques Audiard
Distribution: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramirez,
Synopsis
Emilia Pérez is an ambitious film that blends musical, thriller, drama, and intrigue. From a transgender perspective, Mexico today. Rita, a lawyer, receives an unexpected offer. She must help the feared leader of a cartel retire from his business and disappear forever, becoming the woman she's always dreamed of being.
Among its many awards, "Emilia Pérez" won Best Actress and the Jury Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Film. At the 2024 San Sebastián Film Festival, it was nominated for the Audience Award. Then, in 2025, as mentioned, among many other accolades, the film won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Song, and Best Foreign Language Film, and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. It also won Best Foreign Film at the 2025 Goya Awards.
At the Hollywood Oscars it has been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best International Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Photography, Best Original Score, Best Song, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Song and Best Foreign Language Film, and nominated for Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
