Jacques Audiard took for his fantastic work
Filmmaker Jacques Audiard took to the Golden Globes stage to accept the award for Best Non-English Language Film. Moved, the filmmaker spoke a little about the meaning of Emília Pérez. “I don’t have sisters, maybe that’s why I made this film that talks about sisterhood. In these difficult times, I hope that Emília Pérez is a beacon of light. I hope to offer hope to everyone who is worried, who doesn’t have friends and support around, I dedicate this film to them, I tell them to keep their heads up and keep fighting. As Emilia Pérez would say: Bingo”, he stated.
The film follows Rita (Saldãna), a lawyer at a large firm who is more interested in freeing criminals than in bringing them to justice. One day, she receives an unexpected proposal: the cartel leader, Manitas (Gascón), hires her to help him withdraw from his business and carry out a plan that he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he always wanted. dreamed of being. The plot is freely adapted from the novel ”Ecoute” by Boris Razon.
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