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‘Anora’: Read The Screenplay For Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or Winner That Paints Outside The Margins

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Sex worker Anora's life flips upside down when she impulsively marries the son of a billionaire oligarch in Sean Baker's Cannes-winning comedy.
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  • Sean Baker, the acclaimed director behind indie hits like Tangerine and The Florida Project, takes on a zany, genre-bending rom-com in Anora, which snagged the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.
  • Newcomer Mikey Madison stars as the titular Anora, a Brooklyn-based sex worker whose chance encounter with the son of a Russian oligarch sets her on a wild, unpredictable journey of self-discovery.
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Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Neon, Anora
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