Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’, featuring Armenian actors, premiered at Cannes Film Festival

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’, which stars Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan, premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, the Armenian Film Society reports.

The film received a seven and a half minute standing ovation.

Karren Karagulian, who is a regular in Sean Baker’s films, plays Toros, while Vache Tovmasyan plays Garnick.

‘Anora’ follows the story of a stripper from Brooklyn who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch, much to his parents’ despair.