EMILIA PÉREZ
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Fri 25 Oct 8:30 PM
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Dendy Coorparoo Cinema 2
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130 Mins
Criminal lawyer Rita’s life takes a dramatic turn when a cartel leader offers her an unusual opportunity: to help him leave his business life behind and become the woman he has always wanted to be
Rita, a criminal lawyer at a large firm has hit a slump in life. She's overqualified for her role, severely undervalued and unmotivated, with the company she works for more interested in helping its clients escape justice rather than being held accountable. Things take a dramatic turn when out of the blue, a Mexican cartel leader, Manitas, offers her a work opportunity. He wants her help to retire from his business, withdraw from the criminal world and disappear for good, by transitioning into the woman he has always wanted to be. With liberating song, dance and wonderful visuals, Emilia Pérez is a Spanish-language French film starring Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, it’s a story of Mexican drug wars and LGBTQ+ liberation that blurs genres, meshes themes and is possibly the wildest film to ever debut at Cannes.
Rita, a criminal lawyer at a large firm has hit a slump in life. She's overqualified for her role, severely undervalued and unmotivated, with the company she works for more interested in helping its clients escape justice rather than being held accountable. Things take a dramatic turn when out of the blue, a Mexican cartel leader, Manitas, offers her a work opportunity. He wants her help to retire from his business, withdraw from the criminal world and disappear for good, by transitioning into the woman he has always wanted to be. With liberating song, dance and wonderful visuals, Emilia Pérez is a Spanish-language French film starring Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, it’s a story of Mexican drug wars and LGBTQ+ liberation that blurs genres, meshes themes and is possibly the wildest film to ever debut at Cannes.
