The little film that won big during the 2025 awards season tells the story of a young Brooklyn lapdancer/sex worker Anora (Ani) who has a whirlwind drugs/sex/money-fuelled relationship/romance and impulsive Vegas wedding with Vanya, an immature live-wire Russian with fantastically rich oligarch parents, all much to his family's displeasure which sets out to get the marriage annulled. With a strong dramatic story at its core, the film also finds the freedom to play as a genuinely funny and wacky comedy at times, especially when Vanya's parents dispatch some goons to retrieve him. The film creates its world with an authentic-feeling energy that makes the viewer buy into this unlikely couple's relationship. Mikey Madison gives a spirited and utterly invested performance as Ani, with Mark Eydelshteyn a very good match as her feckless partner and a notably strong and entertaining supporting turn by Yura Borisov as one of the heavies. Some may find that the dramatic and comedic elements might not always sit together, but the film's irresistible energy makes it very enjoyable indeed.
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