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Minari
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Who it's for
Minari portrays the everyday pressures of an immigrant family starting over: money worries, isolation, a sick child and a marriage strained by a father's farming dream.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Lee Isaac Chung's drama follows a South Korean immigrant family who move from California to rural Arkansas in the 1980s, where the father, Jacob, hopes to farm Korean produce for profit. His wife, Monica, struggles with their mobile home, the isolation and worry over their young son David's heart condition. Jacob's mother, Soon-ja, arrives from Korea to help with the children, and David slowly warms to her.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A child's heart condition; a stroke.
Age: PG-13 (some thematic elements, a rude gesture; MPAA)
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Leaves of Grass
