The Waterford Film For All presents Anora, the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award winning comedy-drama from director Sean Baker
Charismatic Anora “Ani” Mikheeva lives in Brooklyn and works as a stripper. When Ani meets Ivan – the young, party-loving son of a rich Russian oligarch – Ivan is smitten. He starts paying Ani to become his live-in partner. After a whirlwind few weeks of excess, they get married in Vegas. Everything changes when Ivan’s parents find out and send henchmen to arrange an annulment. Things swiftly turn chaotic, and Ani finds herself dragged along on a bumbling chase across New York City.
The Palme d’Or-winning Anora is the uproarious new comedy-drama from acclaimed filmmaker Sean Baker (The Florida Project).
The film mixes farce and sharp class commentary to giddy effect – solidified by Mikey Madison’s magnetic lead performance.
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2024
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Awards
Palme d’Or (Best Film) – Cannes Film Festival 2024
Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture
Reviews
“Anora is both thrilling and heartbreaking, both boisterous and shatteringly sad.”
– Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com
“Playing Anora called for both an emotionally rich inner life and a breathtakingly kinetic physicality… And at every moment, Madison is mesmerising.”
– Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times
“★★★★★ No purer entertainment has come our way this year.”
– Donald Clarke, The Irish Times
