Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
WINNER, Golden Lion – Venice Film Festival 2020
"Frances McDormand delivers the performance of her career"
- The Guardian
"Director Chloé Zhao works magic with McDormand’s face and the real world around it, delivering a profound rumination on the impulse to leave society in the dust."
- IndeiWire
"A gorgeous film that's alternately dreamlike in the way it captures the beauty of this country and grounded in its story about the kind of person we don't usually see in movies."
- RogerEbert.com
"Chloé Zhao is back with a masterful work that will lead the awards conversation going forward."
- Movie Network
"Nomadland is a near seamless pairing of filmmaker and actor, the two working in delicate harmony as they trace Fern's loose, bittersweet trajectory."
- Vanity Fair
Saturday 26th December
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CTC
Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Chloé Zhao
Drama
Pentridge Cinema, Palace Balwyn, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Dendy Brighton, Palace Brighton Bay, The Kino, Palace Westgarth, Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Central, Palace Byron Bay, Palace James St, Palace Barracks, Palace Electric Cinema, Palace Raine Square
