USA,
2020, 115 min
(Alternative: 111 min)
Directed by:
Lee Isaac ChungScreenplay:
Lee Isaac ChungCinematography:
Lachlan MilneComposer:
Emile MosseriCast:
Steven Yeun, Ye-ri Han, Yuh-jung Youn, Noel Cho, Alan S. Kim, Will Patton, Scott Haze, Darryl Cox, Laurie Cummings, Chloe Lee, Esther Moon, Ben Hall, Jenny Phagan (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Set in the 1980s, South Korean man Jacob (Steven Yeun) moves his young family to a remote plot of land in rural Arkansas that he dreams of turning into a successful vegetable garden and farm. However, as they struggle with the demands of their new life and raising their two American-born children, his wife Monica (Yeri Han) sends for her mother (Youn Yuh-jung) from Korea to help raise the children. Her unorthodox manner is at odds with her grandchildren and their expectation of what a grandmother should be, especially young boy David (Alan Kim). Meanwhile, Jacob and Monica deliberate over how best to achieve their dreams. (Altitude Film Distribution)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2021 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2021 - Christina Oh (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2021 - Steven Yeun (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2021 - Emile Mosseri (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2021 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Supporting Female)
- 2021 - Christina Oh, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner (Best Feature)
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Director)
- 2021 - Steven Yeun (Best Male Lead)
- 2021 - Ye-ri Han (Best Supporting Female)
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2021 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Director)
- 2021 - Alan S. Kim (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2021 - Emile Mosseri (Best Music)
- 2021 - Julia Kim (Best Casting)
- 2021 - Christina Oh, Lee Isaac Chung (Best Film not in the English Language)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2022 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Non-English Language Film)
AACTA International Awards
- 2021 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 2021 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2021 - Alan S. Kim (Best Young Actor/Actress)
- 2021 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2021 - Best Picture
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Director)
- 2021 - Steven Yeun (Best Actor)
- 2021 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2021 - Best Acting Ensemble
- 2021 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2021 - Lachlan Milne (Best Cinematography)
- 2021 - Emile Mosseri (Best Score)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2020 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2020 - Best Film
- 2020 - Lee Isaac Chung (Best Director)
- 2020 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2020 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2020 - Best Ensemble Cast
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2020 - Yuh-jung Youn (Best Supporting Actress)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2020 - Lee Isaac Chung (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
- 2020 - Lee Isaac Chung (Audience Award: Dramatic)