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Minari
Sign in to saveMinari (; ) is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, its plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who move to rural Arkansas during the 1980s.
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7.3A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Cast
- Steven Yeun as Jacob
- Han Ye-ri as Monica
- Youn Yuh-jung as Soonja
- Will Patton as Paul
- Alan Kim as David
- Noel Kate Cho as Anne
Themes
- american dream
- affectation
- arkansas
- church
- east asian lead
- farmland
- farmer
- burlesque
- semi autobiographical
- heart condition
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Minari (film).png
- Film.name
- Minari
- Film.alt
- A boy in a field walking towards the viewer while holding a stick. In the background, a house with an American flag painted on the siding.
- Film.caption
- Release poster
- Film.director
- Lee Isaac Chung
- Film.writer
- Lee Isaac Chung
- Film.cinematography
- Lachlan Milne
- Film.editing
- Harry Yoon
- Film.music
- Emile Mosseri
- Film.studio
- Plan B
- Film.distributor
- A24
- Film.runtime
- 115 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.budget
- $2 million
- Film.gross
- $15.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 756534
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- title
- Minari
- publication date
- 2021-08-05
- review score
- 89/100
- box office
- 15312445
- capital cost
- 2000000
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15 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Release
- Reception
- Box office and VOD
- Critical response
- Accolades
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Minari (; ) is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, its plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who move to rural Arkansas during the 1980s.
Minari had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, winning both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. It began a one-week virtual release on December 11, 2020, and was released theatrically and via virtual cinema on February 12, 2021, by A24.