Nomadland

[Playing in theaters and available Feb. 19 on Hulu.] After a feisty, strong-willed, resilient, 61-year-old widow (Frances McDormand) loses her job at a gypsum plant in Nevada in 2011 and then sells most of her possessions in ChloƩ Zhao's captivating, poignant, critically acclaimed, superbly acted, well-written, moving, thought-provoking, down-to-earth, 108-minute film based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 novel Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century and highlighted by stunning cinematography and scenery, she travels in her van to the American West where she becomes friends with other nomads (David Strathairn, Bob Wells Linda May, Swankie, Peter Spears, Derek Enders, et al.), learns daily survival skills, takes odd jobs along the way to make money, and reflects on her life.
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