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Emilia Pérez
2024 132 min Belgium, France, United States of America, Mexico R 12+
★6.6
Drama, Thriller
Director: Jacques Audiard
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Description
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.
Budget:
$26M
Worldwide:
$16.32M
Starring
Zoe Saldaña
Actor
Karla Sofía Gascón
Actor
Selena Gomez
Actor
Awards
European Film Awards 2024
— Best Director
Cannes Film Festival 2024
— Best Actress
European Film Awards 2024
— Best Picture
European Film Awards 2024
— Best Director
Cannes Film Festival 2024
— Best Actress
European Film Awards 2024
— Best Picture
César Awards 2025
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2025
— Best International Feature Film
Cannes Film Festival 2024
— Jury Prize
Cannes Film Festival 2024
— Palme d'Or
César Awards 2025
— Best Visual Effects
César Awards 2025
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2025
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Original Song
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
César Awards 2025
— Best Picture
César Awards 2025
— Best Director
César Awards 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
César Awards 2025
— Best Original Score
César Awards 2025
— Best Actress
César Awards 2025
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2025
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2025
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2025
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2025
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2025
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Original Score
César Awards 2025
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2025
— Best Director
BAFTA 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2025
— Best Original Score
Key opinion
Emilia Pérez is a bold, divisive genre experiment that blends cartel thriller, musical, and character drama into a highly stylized package. While supporters praise its daring originality and standout lead performances, detractors criticize the tonal inconsistencies and the superficial handling of its complex subject matter.
| Acting | Zoe Saldaña delivers a career-defining performance that serves as the film's emotional and narrative anchor. | |
| Score | The musical numbers are either lauded as vital, seamless extensions of character development or dismissed as kitschy, non-melodic interruptions to the story. | |
| Theme | The film’s central conceit regarding gender transition and redemption is perceived by some as a profound exploration of identity, while others find the character motivations and outcomes unearned or hollow. | |
| Originality | The daring combination of crime thriller, opera, and social drama creates a unique, visionary aesthetic that some viewers find brilliant and others view as a disjointed, tonally jarring mess. |