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Nomadland wins big at Golden Globes 2021, 5 things to know about the movie

The 2020 American drama film Nomadland took home big awards at the Golden Globes 2021. Directed, written and edited by Chloé Zhao, the film blew the critics away with its unconventional story and breathtaking cinematography. The film, starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May and Swankie, is based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder.

The director Chloé Zhao won the Best Director award for her film and became the first Asian woman to win the award in 78-years of the Golden Globes’ history. The critically acclaimed film also won the Best Motion Picture, Drama at the international award show.

Here are five things to know about the award-winning movie.

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Mar 02, 2021, 02:37 PM IST

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Nomadland’s story is based on a book

Nomadland’s story is based on a non-fiction book about nomads in a post-recession America. The author Bruder spent years following ‘houseless’ nomads across the country as research for the book.

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The movie stars real-life nomads

The movie stars real-life nomads Frances McDormand, Linda May, Bob Wells and Swankie, who played fictionalised versions of themselves in the film. All of them take on their real names except Frances who is named ‘Fern’ in the film.

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Bob Wells has been on the road for the last 12 years

Bob Wells, a nomad who played himself in the movie, has been on the road for the last 12 years. He has his own YouTube channel called Cheap RV Living where he gives budgeting tips on living in a van and leading a nomadic lifestyle.

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production team and cast of Nomadland actually lived like Nomads

According to reports, the production team and cast of Nomadland lived in vans throughout the shooting of the movie.

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It took just 25 people to create Nomadland

Nomadland was created by a small crew of 25 people that travelled together for five months and visited over seven U.S states, as per a report by Variety.