'Minari' Wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film (Comprehensive)
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Director Lee Isaac Chung's film 'Minari' won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Golden Globes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) selected 'Minari' as the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards on the 28th (local time). It was rated higher than other nominees including Denmark's 'Another Round', France/Guatemala's 'La Llorona', Italy's 'Life Ahead', and the USA/France's 'Two of Us'.
Director Chung appeared in a video with his daughter, expressing gratitude by mentioning the actors, staff, and family members one by one. 'Minari' is a work based on his autobiographical experience. It depicts the life and hardships of a Korean family who immigrated to Arkansas, USA, in the 1980s.
Jacob (Steven Yeun) and Monica (Han Ye-ri), a couple who came to the United States chasing the American Dream, settle on a farm in Arkansas with the determination to cultivate fertile land. To take care of David (Alan Kim), who has a heart condition, and Anne (Noel Kate Cho), their mother Soon-ja also comes over from Korea.
The story of overcoming hardships and trials by relying on each other delivers deep emotion even beyond the immigrant experience. Combined with the exquisite ensemble of actors, it swept trophies at various film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award). In particular, actress Youn Yuh-jung, who brought both vitality and tension to the film, won 26 Best Supporting Actress awards. She is also considered a strong contender for the Best Supporting Actress at next month's Academy Awards.
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This film is an American production by Brad Pitt's Plan B. However, according to HFPA rules, which classify films as foreign language if more than half of the dialogue is not in English, it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Last year, this award was won for the first time by a Korean film, director Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite'.
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