It has already won the biggest prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival and leads the nominations for the Gotham Awards, with praise from the critics for the storytelling and star performance from Mikey Madison.
It's easy to see why Anora, the film currently creating a lot of awards buzz, is being described as a modern day Pretty Woman. It tells the story of a young woman, a sex worker, who ends up falling in love with a very rich man; this time round, he's the son of a Russian oligarch. But the similarities end there. More than 30 years on from Richard Gere and Julia Roberts' famous Hollywood ending, Anora takes the sugar-coating away from the realities of sex work.
' 'The sex work community is amazing' Mikey Madison, who plays the lead character Anora - or Ani for short - is now tipped for best actress nominations come awards season next year. She says she immersed herself in the world of her character when preparing for the role.
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