Tom Crowley puts down roots.
Lee Isaac Chung has named his quasi- autobiographical film after an East Asia water plant, minari. Known for its resilience in growth and diversity of purpose, minari is an important staple in Korean cuisine. The film
Minari, follows the trials and tribulations of a Korean family, who have moved to rural Arkansas, from California in 1983. Patriarch, Jacob (Yeun), has a dream to become self-sufficient and live off the ‘Fatta the lan’ as George Milton would say. His plan is to cultivate Korean vegetables for sale.
His wife, Monica (Ye-ri) is less than happy with the situation. She enjoyed her life in California. She was surrounded by people with a similar heritage to herself, and perhaps more importantly, they lived in an actual building. Their Arkansas abode is a mobile home, a detail which Jacob has seemingly forgotten to fill Monica in on. First and foremost,
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