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Nomadland

Nomadland

2020

Chloé Zhao

Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie ...

6.7

24,869

Drama Fern is a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Frances McDormand delivers the performance of her career (...) a gentle, compassionate, questioning film about the American soul (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A marvel of empathy and introspection (...) The result goes deeper than 'Into the Wild' although McCandless surely would have approved."
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A unique portrait of outsider existence (...) If you ease into the pensive rhythms of Zhao's film, there's beauty, peace and even comfort to be found."
		Peter Travers ABC News	"Chloe Zhao deserves every award imaginable (...) unique and unforgettable"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Chloé Zhao works magic with McDormand’s face and the real world around it, delivering a profound rumination on the impulse to leave society in the dust."
		Jessica Kiang The Playlist	"A wise, beautiful film summoned up entirely from things authentically seen, felt, and thought (...) It makes you look at the sky a little differently afterward and feel connected to the vast open spaces out there in the world"
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"If there were a Marlboro Woman, she might look like Frances McDormand (...) a film that feels both necessary and sublime"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"I love everything about it (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Ian Freer Empire	"A quietly stunning performance by Frances McDormand (...) A filmmaker at once meticulous and soulful (...) Life on the road has never been so tenderly captured, politically alive and profoundly moving (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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