Oscar-nominated
and
Golden
Globes
winner,
Nomadland
is
all
set
to
release
in
India
on
April
2,
2021.
The
drama
has
won
several
awards
earlier
this
year
including
Best
Picture,
Best
Director
at
Golden
Globes
and
Critics
Choice
Awards.
Directed
by
Chloé
Zhao
and
starring
Frances
McDormand
the
film
is
adapted
from
Jessica
Bruder's
2017
nonfiction
book
of
the
same
name.
It
follows
a
widow
named
Fern
(Frances
McDormand)
who
after
losing
her
job
hits
the
road
in
a
van.
She
slowly
beings
to
find
comfort
and
meaning
in
the
people
she
meets.
The
film
reportedly
stars
non-actors
and
also
features
real-life
nomads
Linda
May,
Swankie
and
Bob
Wells,
who
help
Fern's
journey
across
Western
America.
Chloé
Zhao
made
history
with
Nomadland
as
she
became
the
first
Chinese
woman
to
be
nominated
for
Best
Director
at
the
Oscars.
Apart
from
Best
Director,
the
film
has
received
nods
for
five
other
categories
Best
Picture,
Best
Actress
for
McDormand
and
more.
Recently
while
talking
about
the
film,
Chloé
Zhao
told
Elle,
"Everyone
has
experienced
moments
of
loss,
moments
where
you
have
to
get
to
know
yourself
or
need
to
be
a
part
of
nature.
As
humans,
these
are
things
we
can
understand."
She
said
that
the
film
focuses
on
our
elders,
"We
live
in
a
culture
that
celebrates
youth;
we've
forgotten
how
important
our
elders
are.
Instead
of
emphasising
their
wisdom,
as
many
indigenous
cultures
do,
the
older
people
get,
the
more
disposable
they
are."
The
film's
official
synopsis
read,
"Following
the
economic
collapse
of
a
company
town
in
rural
Nevada,
Fern
(McDormand)
packs
her
van
and
sets
off
on
the
road
exploring
a
life
outside
of
conventional
society
as
a
modern-day
nomad."
Nomadland
had
premiered
at
the
Venice
Film
Festival
in
September
2020,
where
it
also
won
the
coveted
Golden
Lion
award.
Soon
after
the
film
also
won
the
People's
Choice
Award
at
the
Toronto
International
Film
Festival.