Nomadland
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 travel around the United States in her van as a nomad. 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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| Screenplay by | Chloé Zhao
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| Running time | 108 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $5 million
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| Box office | $39.1 million
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- Chloé Zhao is the second woman to win the Oscar for Best Director after Kathryn Bigelow in 2010 became the first to win for The Hurt Locker (2008).
- When Chloé Zhao won the best director award at 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021) in February 2021, a first for an Asian woman, the moment was as widely celebrated in China as it was in the U.S., with Chinese news outlets and social media users rallying around her success as a source of national pride. Within a day, however, the mood dramatically darkened. Internet sleuths unearthed old interviews in which Zhao appeared critical of her country, and before long, debate and vitriol over her "attitude towards China" was spreading just as fast as the adulation had. Beijing's internet censors were next to enter the fray, blocking most publicity for Nomadland on social media and deleting many references to the film's April 23 China release date.
- The film is banned in China, possibly because director Chloé Zhao is a dissident from that country who is very critical of the People's Republic government.
- Frances McDormand blended into the nomadic community so well that one of the local Targets offered her an application for a job. Her experience of living in a van took four to five months, covering seven states. She adopted a lifestyle of being constantly on the move to make the movie seem more authentic, rather than just acting the scenes.
- A conscious effort was made to depoliticize the story, seeing as much of the story and filming took place in what was then staunch Trump-supporting country.
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