How the 30-Minute Home Invasion Scene Transformed ‘Anora’

It’s the most chaotic sequence in “Anora.” It’s also the turning point of the movie.

Brooklyn escort Ani (Mikey Madison) basks in the glow of newlywed bliss after impulsively marrying Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of Russian oligarchs, at a hole-in-the-wall Vegas chapel. The ink has barely dried on the marriage certificate before the fantasy of her fairytale romance is shattered. Two hired henchmen, Igor (Yura Borisov) and Garnick (Vache Tovmasyan), barrel through the doors of the...