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The new movie Anora is a dark-ram dramedy about an enterprising sex worker.

One evening she links up with a very rich and very immature young man and very quickly

their transactional encounter turns into more, as in a quickie-begas wedding.

But there's one pretty big problem.

Her new in-laws are Russian oligarchs,

and they are livid.

And they'll do everything in their power

to put an end to this whirlwind romance.

I'm Glenn Wellen.

And I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about Anora

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