Deborah Ross

Yes, Anora is as good as everyone says it is

Sean Baker's latest film is a romance, comedy, dark tragedy, caper, told with such energy its 140-minute running time feels like no time at all

Beautiful and devastating: Mark Eidelstein as Ivan and Mikey Madison as Ani in Sean Baker’s Anora. © Universal Pictures

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