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Sean Baker Says Audiences Need Films Without “Superheroes and Explosions” at ‘Anora’ U.K. Premiere

Sean Baker's critically acclaimed 'Anora' descended on London Friday night for the U.K. premiere of the film, which stars Mikey Madison in the titular role.

The pair spoke briefly with festival director Kristy Matheson about how they came to work together and why Coney Island was ripe ground for Baker’s twisted Cinderella story. Neon’s fifth Cannes winner in a row is a screwball dramedy starring Madison ( Scream, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as the titular character, a sex worker in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, who gets mixed up with the son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eidelstein. The film’s producers, including Baker’s wife Samantha Quan, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter in late September to discuss how the movie got sex work right.

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