"Anora Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes for Best Film"
TL;DR
The US film "Anora," directed by Sean Baker, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, marking a significant achievement for American indie cinema. The film, a darkly humorous drama about an exotic dancer and a Russian oligarch's son, was praised for its humanity. The Grand Prix went to the Indian film "All We Imagine as Light," and other notable awards included a special jury prize for the Iranian film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" and best actress for Karla Sofia Gascon in "Emilia Perez."
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- Anora, US film on exotic dancer, wins Cannes’ top award Palme d’Or Al Jazeera English
- 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or award at Cannes — and more festival highlights The Washington Post
- “Anora”, a tale of strippers and oligarchs, wins at Cannes The Economist
- 'Anora' takes top prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival NPR
- Anora review: This adults-only screwball comedy about a quick-witted stripper is like a 'more believable Pretty Woman' BBC.com
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