Long synopsis : Overqualified and undervalued, Rita is a lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice. One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader Manitas hires her to help him withdraw from his business and realize a plan he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he has always dreamt of being.

Cast

• Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Ivanir, Eduardo Aladro, Emiliano Edmundo Hasan Jalil, Gaël Murgia-Fur, Tirso Pietriga, Javier Zagoya Montiel, Magali Brito, Sébastien Fruit

Crew

• Producer(s): Pauline Lamy
• Director(s): JACQUES AUDIARD
• Screenplay: JACQUES AUDIARD
• DP: Paul Guilhaume
• Editing: Juliette Welfling
• Original Music: Clément Ducol, Camille
• Set Design: Emmanuelle Duplay
• Costume Designer: VIRGINIE MONTEL
• Sound Editor: Aymeric Devoldere
• International Sales: Veterans - A Goodfellas Company
• French Distributor: Pathé

• Original Title: Emilia Pérez
• Genre(s): Comedy, Drama


• Production company: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS, Page 114, Saint Laurent Productions
• Production date: 2024
• Language: English, Spanish
• Duration: 132 min
• Image Ratio: 0.00

• Festival de Cannes 2024 - Official Selection - Competition
  Award(s) : Jury Prize, Best Actress - Ensemble Cast, Best Composer
• Academy Awards 2025 - Official Selection
  Award(s) : Best Actress in a supporting role - Zoe Saldana, Best Original Song - "El Mal"