Netflix's Wild Oscar Contender 'Emilia Pérez' Challenges Boundaries
Netflix's new film 'Emilia Pérez' is gaining significant attention in English-speaking media due to its unique multicultural elements and Oscar potential. The movie, featuring a transgender lead played by Karla Sofía Gascón, follows a Mexican cartel leader who fakes their death to start anew as a woman, with the help of a defense attorney played by Zoe Saldaña. Despite its Spanish dialogue and complex plot, the film has received high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and is being hailed as a potential Oscar contender, drawing more English media coverage than Spanish.