Emilia Pérez

Plots: It follows three remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists unappreciated lawyer Rita to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self. In modern-day Mexico, overqualified and exploited lawyer Rita is wasting her talents working for a large firm which is far better at whitewashing criminal garbage than at serving justice. But an unexpected way out appears, the sort of offer that cannot be refused: to help feared cartel boss Juan “Little Hands” Del Monte–aka Manitas–retire from his business and disappear forever. Manitas has a plan he’s been fine-tuning in secret for years: to become, at last, the woman he’s always dreamed of becoming. Rita Castro is an overqualified and underpaid lawyer in Mexico City whose professionalism soon catches the attention of Manitas, a notorious, heavily guarded drug lord who is always on the lam. After all, as the head of a powerful synthetic drug cartel, he controls multimillion-dollar operations both within and outside of the country. However, what could he want from Rita? Lured by the promise of inexhaustible cash, Rita embarks on a risky trip to meet him and discover his intentions. But when they meet, a shocking revelation awaits the unsuspecting attorney. Now entrusted with a highly sensitive task, Rita is teetering on the edge of lawlessness to fulfil her shady client’s urgent demands–a dangerous assignment that not only puts her at risk but also imperils the gangster’s family.