Writer/director Sean Baker (Tangerine;
Red Rocket) scopped the top prize Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival with
Anora. It's yet another film from Baker with a sex worker protagonist, in this
case Anora (Mikey Madison), a Vegas stripper who falls for Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the son of a Russian oligarch. Anora and
Vanya's relationship is threatened when it's discovered by the latter's
parents.
The film also stars
Yuri Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Lindsey Normington,
Ivy Wolk, Luna Sofía Miranda, Alena Gurevich, Aleksei Serebryakov
and Darya Ekamasova.
Anora is in UK/ROI cinemas from November 1st.
Check out the trailer below.