Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
Acting
Karla Sofía Gascón's dual performance is genuinely transformative
Direction
Audiard commits to every unhinged tonal swing
Score
Clément Ducol's songs slap harder than they should
Director
Jacques Audiard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Audiard's own unfinished opera libretto; he originally conceived it as a stage production before Netflix money arrived.
The film sparked heated debate about cis actors in trans roles and who gets to tell Mexican cartel stories—French directors apparently. The four actresses shared Cannes Best Actress, a first.
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