Minari (2020)

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Title: Minari (2020)

Genre: Drama

Director: Lee Isaac Chung

Cast: Steven Yeun, Han Yeri, Youn Yuh-jung, Will Patton, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Scott Haze, Darryl Cox, Esther Moon, Ben Hall, Eric Starkey, Jacob Wade, James Carroll, Jenny Phagan, Tina Parker, Chloe Lee, Joel Telford, Kaye Brownlee-France, Skip Schwink, Tea Oh, April Warren, Debbi Tucker, Ed Spinelli, Warren Lane

Release: 2020-12-11

Runtime: 115

Plot: A Korean-American family moves to Arkansas in search of their own American Dream. With the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother, the stability of their relationships is challenged even more in this new life in the rugged Ozarks, testing the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

 

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An Oscar movie without a thread?

I liked it. It had the magic touch and some scenes with music reminded me of Terrence Malick. However I wasn't satisfied at the end. I think it needed something more, something extra at the end.