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Anora | Film Review

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  When sex worker Anora (Mikey Madison) meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch, her fairytale is threatened when news of the marriage reaches Russia. I hadn't heard much about this film until it started getting awards buzz, but after hearing so many amazing things, I was intrigued about it. I really liked this movie. It was really engaging from the very first minute until the credits rolled. I loved the setting, the characters and I was immediately locked in. As intriguing as the story was, what sucked me in was the character of Ani. I absolutely loved following her. Even at the beginning when we don't know much about her she's still easy to root for. Even taking Ani out of the equation, the rest of the characters are also really unique, interesting and a lot of fun to follow. But the most surprising thing to me was how endearing they are by the end - we bond with them as Ani does (sometimes more than Ani does). And one reason for this is because all of the actors ...