Anora

Anora, a 2024 film, unspools the Cinderella story of a Brooklyn sex worker who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, only to find her newfound status imperiled when his parents in Moscow move to annul the union. Directorial restraint and a keen eye for the absurdities of class warfare underpin this incisive critique of the gulf between the haves and have-nots, rendered with a chilly detachment that underscores the protagonist's precarious predicament.