A lawyer receives an unexpected offer: a life of riches when she helps a feared Mexican cartel boss become the woman he has always wanted to be.

Overqualified and underappreciated, Rita works at a large law firm whose clientele includes mostly serious criminals. She receives a mysterious phone call from drug lord Manitas Del Monte. He makes Rita an offer she cannot refuse. She will never have to work again if she helps him leave his empire behind. In fact, Manitas has a plan he has been secretly refining for years: finally become the woman he has always wanted to be, Emilia Pérez.

'Whirlwind 'crime musical' Emilia Pérez: daring but moving film cocktail.' - AD ★★★★

'In the generous musi...

A lawyer receives an unexpected offer: a life of riches when she helps a feared Mexican cartel boss become the woman he has always wanted to be.

Overqualified and underappreciated, Rita works at a large law firm whose clientele includes mostly serious criminals. She receives a mysterious phone call from drug lord Manitas Del Monte. He makes Rita an offer she cannot refuse. She will never have to work again if she helps him leave his empire behind. In fact, Manitas has a plan he has been secretly refining for years: finally become the woman he has always wanted to be, Emilia Pérez.

'Whirlwind 'crime musical' Emilia Pérez: daring but moving film cocktail.' - AD ★★★★

'In the generous musical 'Emilia Pérez,' a Mexican drug boss begins a new life as a woman.' - de Volkskrant ★★★★

''Emilia Pérez' is a film opera that emerges as a monument to the transsexual.'' - Wed ★★★★