Anora

Anora Movie Details:

Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Romance, Comedy, Drama
Release dates	May 21, 2024 (Cannes) October 18, 2024 (United States)
Running time	2hr 19min
Age rating	R
Starring	Mikey Madison Mark Eydelshteyn
Directed by	Sean Baker
Written by	Sean Baker
Produced by	Alex Coco Samantha Quan Sean Baker
Cinematography by	Drew Daniels
Edited by	Sean Baker
Music by	Matthew Hearon-Smith
Production Companies	FilmNation Entertainment Cre Film
Distributor	Neon

Anora Movie Cast & Characters:

• Mikey Madison as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva, a high-priced stripper at the Headquarters strip club.
• Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan “Vanya” Zakharov, the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch.
• Yura Borisov as Igor, a Russian henchman hired by Toros to look after Vanya.
• Karren Karagulian as Toros, an Orthodox priest and Vanya’s godfather.
• Vache Tovmasyan as Garnick, an Armenian henchman hired by Toros.
• Aleksei Serebryakov as Nikolai Zakharov, Vanya’s father.
• Darya Ekamasova as Galina Zakharova, Vanya’s mother.
• Lindsey Normington as Diamond, a Headquarters stripper who competes with Ani for clients.
• Ivy Wolk as Crystal, Vanya’s friend who works at a Coney Island candy shop.
• Luna Sofía Miranda as Lulu, another Headquarters stripper.
• Alena Gurevich as Klara.
• Sebastian Conelli as Tow Truck Driver.

Storyline:

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Anora Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Domestic Collection	$1,661,270
International Collection	$626,009
Worldwide Collection	$2,287,279

About Anora Movie:

Anora is an American romantic comedy-drama film starring Mikey Madison as Anora alongside Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuriy Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Lindsey Normington, and Ivy Wolk.

The film was written and directed by Sean Baker, who also produced it alongside Alex Coco and Samantha Qua.

Principal photography for the film took place in early 2023 in Brooklyn, New York.

The film premiered on May 21, 2024, in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or. It is also the first American film to win the Palme d’Or since 2011’s The Tree of Life. It earned a 10-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.

Worldwide distribution rights were acquired by FilmNation Entertainment in October 2023. In November 2023, Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film.

Anora was released theatrically on October 18, 2024, by Neon. The film received acclaim for Madison’s performance and Baker’s direction, screenplay, and editing.