A transgender woman leaves her past life as a feared drug lord to pursue her dreams in a groundbreaking Netflix musical with no main reference points.
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Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume had to work without any major film references to conceptualize the visuals, calling it the 'hardest thing' on the project.
The film uses innovative lighting techniques, like scenes where the world 'switches off' to focus solely on two characters in intense conversations.
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Emilia Pérez, Paul Guilhaume, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Netflix, Emilia Pérez