Steven Yeun plants literal and figurative roots in the stunning trailer for A24's Minari
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As we watch our country—democracy and all—steadily crumble at our feet, it’s getting harder and harder to picture what the “American Dream” actually looks like. But as Lee Isaac Chung’s Sundance gem Minari is quick to remind us, America has long stood as a symbol of fresh beginnings and boundless potential for many immigrant families. Steven Yeun stars as a the patriarch of a Korean-American family that moves to a farm in a small rural town.
Here’s the movie’s official synopsis from A24:
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Minari—which also stars Yeri Han, Youn Yuh Jung, Will Patton , Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Darryl Cox, and Esther Moon—is inspired by writer and director Chung’s own childhood. The Plan B Entertainment production won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance, an honor bestowed upon award season favorites like Lee Daniels’ Precious and Damian Chazelle’s Whiplash. There is already early Oscar buzz surrounding the festival breakout, especially in regards to Yeun’s performance and its cinematography. And while A24 hasn’t confirmed a release date as of yet, the distributor does at least halfway assure that it will drop “no later than February 2021,” which would make it eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards.
But while you wait for that date to transpire, you can check out Minari’s breathtaking trailer below.
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Man, I teared up watching that trailer.
You can say that again.
Technology’s my enemy.
And yet here you are back, again
I never before realized how invested I am in the happiness of whoever Steven Yeun is playing.
Man, I teared up watching that trailer.
I see what you did there.
Glad Steven Yeun has had a pretty successful career since leaving The Walking Dead. Dude was my favorite part of the show back when I used to watch.
When his character bit the dust, I lasted maybe one more seasons. But he’s had a hell of a run: Okja, Sorry to Bother You, and (especially) Burning. I heard Mayhem is a bloody good time, but I haven’t seen it yet.
I was already full-up on that show’s bullshit by the time of the “who’s going to die” cliffhanger, so I happily made the choice to wait until spoilers came out to decide if I was going to waste any more time on it.
Well, you’re smarter than I was.
Remember when he was under the fucking dumpster.
Don’t remind me. I don’t know why I stuck with that stupid show for so long.
He’s also the best part of the first episode of I Think You Should Leave.
A24 movies are usually worth watching. This one is no exception.
Looks promising. It’s giving me a “Jean de Florette” vibe, which certainly isn’t a bad thing.
Let’s get out of here guys, this trailer is covered head-to-toe in SHIT!
Oh yeah, I’ll be watching this. Yeun was fantastic in both Burning and Sorry to Bother You (two of my favourite movies of recent years) and, more than that, he’s Little Cato in Final Space, so has more than earned my attention already.Thanks for the heads up about this one.
Burning is insanely good.
Already getting out handkerchief
This is two films in a row for Steven Yeun where he speaks Korean and a farm/greenhouse catches on fire. My guy’s getting type cast!!
Please try not to start off articles with sentences such as “As we watch our country—democracy and all—steadily crumble at our feet…” That will happen only if we let it. And we’re not going to let it. Anti-democratic forces WANT you to feel hopeless and to feel as if events are beyond your control. They are not beyond your control. Anti-democratic forces are purveyors of hopelessness in order to get you to stop trying. Don’t write as if our fate is a foregone conclusion, even if you do it as humor. Your words matter. Don’t help them by writing as if our fate is written. We will write it.
Hope he doesn’t get mud pie all over it.
It’s okay, he made a big ol mud pie, he took too small a slice now my stomach’s absolutely fucked.
Remember all those farm pictures that came out back in 1984, like Country and The River and Places in the Heart? This seems like one of those, which is no awful thing.
Fantastic trailer. Given that it’s A24 and that Steven Yeun has been excellent in everything I’ve seen him, this is a must-watch for me.