Directed by:
Jacques AudiardScreenplay:
Jacques AudiardCinematography:
Paul GuilhaumeComposer:
Clément DucolCast:
Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Edgar Ramirez, Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz, James Gerardi, Stéphane Ly-Cuong, Mark Ivanir, Yohan Lévy, Eduardo AladroPlots(1)
Overqualified and undervalued, Rita is a lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice. One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader Manitas hires her to help him withdraw from his business and realize a plan he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he has always dreamt of being. (Cannes Film Festival)
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I don't read the synopses in advance during the festival because I don’t want to know what the films are supposed to be about. I like the element of surprise. And this was definitely the biggest surprise of the main competition. A trans-cartel musical? Throughout the film I was wondering how on earth they thought to put this together, and in the end I have to say that as unexpected as it was, the final product is really a very unconventional and original combination that I'm careful to say really won't suit everyone. But I liked it, the film has a flow, the songs are melodic, the choreography is impressive. The story is unpredictable, at times very dramatic, at times funny and entertaining, at times touching to the point of pathetic... I think it has everything a musical should have. [Festival de Cannes 2024]
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