Nomadland
A quiet, wandering meditation on loss and freedom, with vast landscapes and tender human connections that linger.
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Train Dreams
A quiet, drifting elegy of a life lived against vast wilderness, patient and sorrowful, rewarding those who settle into its slow rhythm.
About 2025 film directed by Clint Bentley
Genres drama, period drama
Directed by Clint Bentley
Written by Denis Johnson, Greg Kwedar
Starring Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Joel Edgerton, Kerry Condon, Clifton Collins, John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Nathaniel Arcand
Music Bryce Dessner
Runtime 102 min
Country United States
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