Nomadland
Sign in to saveNomadland is a 2020 American drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand as a widow who leaves her life in Nevada to drift around the United States in her van. A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells. David Strathairn also stars in a supporting role.
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"Nomadland" is a 2020 drama film directed by Chloé Zhao that follows a widow who abandons her former life in Nevada to travel across America living in her van, based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 nonfiction book about modern-day nomads. The film matters because it brings attention to a real and growing lifestyle in America by blending professional actors like Frances McDormand with actual nomads playing fictionalized versions of themselves.
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Film · TMDB
7.2A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Released: 2021-01-29108 minDir: Chloé ZhaoDrama
Cast
- Frances McDormand as Fern
- David Strathairn as Dave
- Linda May as Linda
- Swankie as Swankie
- Gay DeForest as Gay
- Patricia Grier as Patty
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
216,384 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand as a widow who leaves her life in Nevada to drift around the United States in her van. A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells. David Strathairn also stars in a supporting role.
Nomadland premiered on September 11, 2020, at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It also won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. It had a one-week streaming limited release on December 4, 2020, and was distributed by Searchlight Pictures in selected IMAX theaters in the United States on January 29, 2021, and simultaneously in theaters, and streaming digitally on Hulu, on February 19, 2021. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing $39 million worldwide against its $5 million budget.