Nomadland
In the early 2010s, Fern (Frances McDormand), a woman in her sixties who lost everything following the Great Recession of 2007-09, commences a trip through the American West. Along the way, she finds kinship with fellow nomads, who help her adapt to the nomadic lifestyle.
FIVE FACTS:
1. This film is adapted from Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.
2. The events in the film occur between late 2011 and early 2013.
3. McDormand appears in every single scene of this movie.
4. Most members of the film’s cast are actual nomads and local people.
5. McDormand blended into the nomadic community so well for this film that a local Target store offered her an application for a job.