'Nomadland': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the Hulu drama starring Frances McDormand
Nominated for four Golden Globes and touted by critics as one of 2020's best films, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' once again paints Frances McDormand in a light so unconventional, that these offbeat roles are becoming the norm for the esteemed actress. Also producing the film, McDormand essays the life of a woman who adapts to living like a nomad in the great American West.
With a trailer so touching and ever so awe-inspiring, it's understandable why the film's upcoming Hulu debut is so highly anticipated. Read on to find out all about it.
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Release date
After a one-week-only streaming release on December 4, 2020, and a release at select IMAX theater in the United States on January 29, 2021, 'Nomadland' is scheduled to release both in theatres and digitally only on Hulu on February 19, 2021.
Plot
The official synopsis of the film is described as: "A woman embarks on a journey through the American West after losing everything during the recession." Based on the 2017 non-fiction book 'Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century' by Jessica Bruder, the film will also feature some real-life nomads such as Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells and Peter Spears as fictionalized versions of themselves.
Cast
Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand stars in the role of Fern, the woman who loses it all and goes in the pursuit of happiness by living the nomad life. David Strathairn, who's known for his extensive work in the industry, also plays the role of David in the film coming on Hulu. Also starring will be the aforementioned real life nomads along with Derek Endres as Derek Enders.
Creator
With Frances McDormand and Peter Spears (who is also producing) opting the book's film rights in 2017, the decision to approach Zhao happened after watching her 2017 movie 'The Ruler'. When the two met with Zhao at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards in March 2018, the latter reportedly agreed to write and direct the film that was eventually filmed four months in fall 2018, when the crew and McDormand lived out of vans throughout the period of filmings. Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Zhao produced the film.
Trailer
For everyone looking for that one sign, the one hint that life in the hustle and bustle is to be left behind in pursuit of calling no one particular box your home, the trailer for 'Nomadland' is everything you'd expect to be braced with. From criticism to concern to confusion, and crippling emotional dilemmas and eventual respite — there's every range of McDormand that is displayed in the film. Check it out yourself right here.
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