A 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.
Acting
Youn Yuh-jung's Soonja is chaotic perfection.
Direction
Chung turns Arkansas into poetry.
Score
Emile Mosseri's music aches in your bones.
Director
Lee Isaac Chung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chung wrote 80+ drafts, switching from epic family saga to intimate memory after his daughter's birth. The minari itself was planted and harvested on set.
Youn Yuh-jung's Oscar speech ('snobbish' British people) made history as the first Korean actress to win Best Supporting Actress—at 73, after 50+ years in Korean cinema.
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