Nomadland

Chronicling the life of a woman in her sixties who, after the Great Recession, opts for a transient existence in the American West, living out of a van and embracing a modern nomadic lifestyle, Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” offers a stark, observational narrative that avoids sentimentality. Through a series of encounters with fellow itinerants and reflective moments spent alone in the vast landscapes of Nevada and California, the film captures the quiet resilience and solitude of a life lived on the margins, where community is found in shared adversity and the beauty of the natural world.