Nomadland

Nomadland

2021 · 108 min · EN · R · 7.2 (3,366 votes)
Dir. Chloé Zhao · Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier · Music Ludovico Einaudi

See you down the road.

Drama

A 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.

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This film offers a deeply human and reflective journey through the American West. It feels intimate and melancholic, yet imbued with a quiet resilience and the comforting solace of shared human experience. The observational style invites contemplation on themes of loss, freedom, and the search for belonging.

reflectivemelancholicintimateresilientcomfortingpoignantslow-burnobservational realismneo-westernintimate portraiturenaturalistic cinematographygriefresiliencecommunityeconomic displacementfreedom vs. precarity
factory workervanbased on novel or booknevadarecessionhomelessnessroad tripunemploymentrecreational vehicleroad moviedeath of husbandwestern usawoman directornomadreflectivelate stage capitalismintimatecomforting
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