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The movie “Anora” won the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, on Saturday.
The dark, funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer, who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, took the plaudits after overcoming 21 competitors up for the top prize, including entries by established directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and David Cronenberg.
The film by Sean Baker continues a streak of sex worker-focused films by the American director, including the 2021 Cannes…
