Emília Pérez

Overqualified Mexican lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldana - Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy), who is struggling in a big firm, receives a surprising offer from the feared leader of a local cartel, Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón): she asks her to help her close her dubious cases so that she can retire and become the woman she always wanted to be.

A regular at the Cannes International Film Festival, Jacques Audiard, winner of the Palme d'Or (Dheepan - The Story of a Refugee) and the Jury Prize (The Prophet), has made his most surprising film to date, a ruthless gangster film, a mad comedy and an extravagant musical. Emilia Pérez once again won Audiard the Jury Prize, while Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz were up for the Best Actress award together. It then triumphed in five categories at the European Film Awards, winning Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Editor and Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), and was nominated for an Oscar in twelve categories.