Oscar contender Anora has become available to watch at home for US fans.
The acclaimed movie from director Sean Baker follows a stripper (Mikey Madison) who starts an unlikely romance with Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch.
Viewers in the US can now buy Anora digitally on Prime Video for $19.99. A UK release date is yet to be confirmed – though the film is still available to watch in British cinemas.
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The movie won the prestigious Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and drew huge acclaim from critics, debuting with a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Particular praise went to Madison's performance, with The New York Times calling the film "this year's star maker", while The Los Angeles Times similarly said it was "a star-making performance".
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"[Mikey Madison] exits stage left as an above-the-title star," wrote Rolling Stone. "Then, just when you've think you've seen the full multitudes of this working-class martyr, the actor downshifts and manages to crack you in two."
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Associated Press added: "Anora both embraces and transcends the cliches. It's not trying to pretend that it's not exploitative on some level; that might even be the point. And anyway, you might be surprised just how quickly you commit to this once-in-a-lifetime ride."
In other awards-season news, the first trailer for another potential Oscar contender, The Brutalist, recently debuted.
The film follows a Holocaust survivor and architect called László Tóth (Adrien Brody), who relocates to the US and is offered an exciting opportunity by a wealthy businessman called Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce).
Anora is available to watch digitally now on Prime Video in the US. A UK digital release date is yet to be confirmed.
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