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Chilean master filmmaker Pablo Larraín (THE CLUB, JACKIE, NERUDA, NO) treats us to another psychologically acute and visually bold examination of Latin American life in the story of dancer Ema (Chilean TV star Mariana Di Girolamo, in a breakout performance) and choreographer Gastón (Gael García Bernal), a married couple living their dream as part of an experimental dance troupe in Valparaíso. Their idyllic lives are thrown into chaos when their adopted son Polo is involved in a shockingly violent incident, and they are forced to make an impossible choice. As Ema's marriage to Gaston crumbles in the wake of their decision to give up the child, she embarks on an odyssey of liberation and self-discovery. Centering on the exhilarating art of reggaeton dance, EMA is an incendiary portrait of a lady on fire, the story of an artistic temperament forced to contend with societal pressure and the urge to conform. Di Girolamo is unforgettable as Ema, a wildly unconventional heroine who tears through the world, electrifying everyone and everything around her. Winner, UNIMED Award, 2019 Venice Film Festival; Winner, Best Score, 2020 Miami International Film Festival. Official Selection, 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, 2020 Sundance Film Festival. DIR/SCR Pablo Larraín; SCR Guillermo Calderón, Alejandro Moreno; PROD Juan de Dios Larraín. Chile, 2019, color, 107 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. RATED R

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