Sean Baker’s Anora is a gripping examination of human relationships, transactional love, and the subtleties of socioeconomic power hierarchy. When Anora meets Ivan, a wealthy young man, their connection is built on an illusion—he believes he can buy love, while she sees an opportunity to escape her life as an escort. Their fleeting romance, fueled by money and fantasy, is ultimately empty, revealing that neither of them truly understands love beyond what they can take from one another.
Anora has…
