Emilia Pérez (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmilja ˈpeɾes]) is a 2024 musical crime film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. Based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which itself was based on the 2018 novel Écoute by Boris Razon, the film follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who enlists a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help her disappear so that she may transition into a woman. Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir and Édgar Ramírez also appear in starring roles. The film is an international co-production between France and Belgium.



Director
Jacques Audiard

Producer
Jacques Audiard
Pascal Caucheteux
Valérie Schermann
Anthony Vaccarello

Cast
Zoe Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro
Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte
Selena Gomez as Jessi Del Monte,
Adriana Paz as Epifanía Flores
Édgar Ramírez as Gustavo Brun
Mark Ivanir as Dr. Wasserman

Distributor
Pathé

Trailer


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