Nomadland
2020 film by Chloé Zhao · Released September 11, 2020
Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film written, directed, edited and co-produced by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand as a widow who leaves her life in Nevada to drift around the United States in her van. A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells. David Strathairn also stars in a supporting role.
Cast ages at release (September 11, 2020)
- Frances McDormand, as Fern: 63
- David Strathairn, as Dave: 71