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Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner at Cannes, Anora is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern-day Cinderella story.
Mikey Madison (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Scream) captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya's parents catch wind of the union, they send their henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York. [139 min; romance, drama, comedy; English, Russian, and Armenian with English subtitles]
"This is a story of wealth, and power, and what love can and can’t overcome. But it’s also about something far more heart-rending: what it means to be accustomed to being looked at one way, and then experiencing, out of the blue, what it feels like to actually be seen." — Alissa Wilkinson, NY Times
"Baker wrote the part for her, and [Mikey] Madison returned the favor with a star-making performance, leaning into Ani’s audacity while revealing the fragile façade, the vulnerabilities and self-deception lurking underneath." — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times
"On the whole, what Baker has created here is nothing short of pure movie magic—his smartly interwoven urban machinations make you giggle and inexplicably tear up on repeat (sometimes within the same sequence), while somehow keeping you acutely aware of the sorrow that is bound to rise to the surface." — Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com
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