Emilia Pérez wins a large award: A narco trans musical conquers Europe's hearts!

Emilia Pérez wins a large award: A narco trans musical conquers Europe's hearts!

The big winner of the 37th European film prices is the extraordinary film "Emilia Pérez" by the French director Jacques Audiad, which was awarded in Lucerne on December 8, 2024. The Narco Transm musical not only received the award as the best film of the year, but Audiard was also honored as the best director and screenwriter. Leading actress Karla Sofía Gascón was also awarded the best actress. The film was awarded the price for the best cut before, which underlines the outstanding success of the work. The film tells the gripping story of a well-known Mexican drug dealer who, with the help of a lawyer, strives to live a gender conversion to live undercover, such as Puls24 reports .

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The story revolves around the top lawyer Rita (played by Zoe Saldaña), which is involved in the criminal machinations of Kartellboss Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón). Manitas plans a radical transformation and the pretense of his murder to start a new life as an Emilia Pérez. The cinematic performance of Gascón became the first of its kind - she was the first trans woman to get the award as the best actress at Cannes' Film Festival.

There were also remarkable winners in the documentary area: the controversial work "No Other Land" from a Palestinian film collective secured the prize for the best documentary. The German director Wim Wenders was honored for his life's work and the role of the President of the Film Academy now goes to French actress Juliette Binoche. Isabella Rossellini was also awarded the global influence of the European cinema for her contribution. The European Film Award is one of the most important awards of the film scene, such as Krone reported.