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Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, who also wrote, edited, and co-produced. The film is based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, and stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves her small town to travel around the American Midwest. It 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.

Plot
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Excellent writing and direction of Chloé, who actually did everything, like the editing and producing, which shows talented she is. Furthermore, she ends up winning at Best Director for Academy Awards.
 * 2) Frances McDormand's performance is amazing as Fern. Not to mention, she won the Academy Awards.
 * 3) Perfect musical score composed by Ludovico Einaudi.
 * 4) It is very faithful to the 2017 nonfiction book the film itself was based on.
 * 5) The movie's narrative regularly takes a pause to revel in the gorgeous natural beauty of the Western wilderness of The United States, particularly its national parks like Yellowstone and Badlands.

Reception
Nomadland was acclaimed reception, with major praise drawn towards Zhao's screenplay and direction, as well as McDormand's performance. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 8.92/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A poetic character study on the forgotten and downtrodden, Nomadland beautifully captures the restlessness left in the wake of the Great Recession.". On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 97 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

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