Festival Note
WInner of the Palme d’Or. Brooklyn sex worker Anora (Mikey Madison) is paid $15,000 by the son of a Russian billionaire Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn) to spend an entire week with him, catering to his whims. They fly out to Las Vegas, and impulsively get married on a Ketamine-fueled bender. Word gets back to Russia, and Ivan’s father dispatches some men to try and get the marriage annulled. But though the circumstances are not ideal, the New York-tough Anora is more than willing to fight for this marriage, which could grant her the resources to live the kind of life she really wants to lead. Baker yet again delves into the seedy world of sex work to study its hardened, thorougly human denizens, and to tell a story of class struggle between worlds that are impossibly distant from each other.
Nanalo ng Palme d’Or. Ang sex worker na si Anora (Mikey Madison) ay binigyan ng $15,000 ni Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), anak ng bilyonarong Russo para samahan siya ng isang buong linggo at gawin ang lahat ng kanyang gusto. Pumunta silang Las Vegas, at biglaang nagpakasal habang high sa Ketamine. Nagpadala ang tatay ni Ivan ng mga tao para ma-annul ang kasal. Pero kahit hindi niya ito panaginip, handa si Anora ipaglaban ang kasal, na pwedeng magbigay sa kanya ng kayamanan para mabuhay sa paraang gusto niya. Bumalik si Baker sa mudno ng sex work para aralin ang mga matapang at buong-taong nilalang naninirahan doon. Ito ay kwento ng class struggle sa gitna ng mga mundong sobrang layo sa isa’t-isa.
