LEJA COVERS
EMILIA
PÉREZ
From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.
LEJA PODCAST on Emilia Pérez
ONLINE coverage of EMILIA PÉREZ
LEJA MEMBERS write
"It’s only a matter of time before the streaming titan cracks the code. Perhaps this year, it holds the winning combination."
Emilia Perez is an exciting film filled with artistic visions and honest messages. Karla Sofía Gascón delivers multiple facets throughout the film letting intentions and personalities rise and fall below the surface.
What follows is infinitely more complex than even this complicated plot suggests. Emilia Pérez quickly exposes itself as a genre-bending, genre-defying work of genius