This film was acting like a very wild animal, you know. So we had to adapt always. The process was really for us experimental. It was really like planting seeds and ideas and letting them grow. The essential was to get something emotional at the end. We always had that in mind.
Manitas, a dangerous drug cartel leader, contacts young attorney Rita about serving as a go-between to schedule gender-affirming surgery, while also moving Manitas' wife, Jessi, and children to safety in Switzerland.
The storyline itself is complex: Years later, Rita and Emilia reconnect in London, and they return to Mexico to repair what can be fixed, bringing back Jessi and the children - before things end in an explosive and violent climax.
Much of the power of 'Emilia Pérez' comes from the decision for star Karla Sofía Gascón to play both Emilia and Manitas. It's a nearly unheard of dual role.
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