Russians are divided on Oscar-nominated move ‘Anora’

The World

“Anora”, the new movie by Sean Baker, is tipped as one of the favorites to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year. The film follows a young sex worker in New York who gets romantically involved with the son of a Russian oligarch. It has chalked up several Oscar nominations, including a best supporting actor nod for Russian actor Yura Borisov. Not everyone in Russia is celebrating, though, as The World’s Europe Correspondent Orla Barry explains.

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