‘Emilia Pérez’ divides Mexico: Critics decry ‘glorification of vaginoplasty,’ fans call it ‘extraordinary’
Industry heavyweights like Guillermo del Toro and Issa López have praised the French film as a masterpiece, while social media reactions have been very negative
Magnificent, awful, insulting, and pure cinema — these are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Emilia Pérez, the French film directed by Jacques Audiard, since it was lauded at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. Mexico, where the film is set, was one of the last places to see its release. However, that didn’t stop users on X (formerly Twitter), many of them Mexican, from lambasting the movie.
