2019 · drama
Ema (Pablo Larraín)
Directed by Pablo Larraín1h 47m2019
Ema is a magnetic and impulsive dancer in a reggaeton troupe. Her toxic marriage to choreographer Gastón is beyond repair, following a decision to give up on their adopted child Polo. She sets out on a mission to get him back, not caring who she’ll need to fight, seduce or destroy to make it happen.
Our read: Ema (Pablo Larraín) (2019) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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