‘Minari,’ a Korean immigrant drama, breaks out at Sundance A Korean immigrant drama called “Minari” is one of the breakout hits at this year’s Sundance Film FestivalPARK CITY, Utah -- After the premiere of “Minari” at the Sundance Film Festival, while many in the audience were still drying their eyes, director Lee Isaac Chung quoted the fauthor Willa Cather to explain how he had come to write a film based on his childhood, when his Korean family moved to rural Arkansas. A family drama began to form for the 41-year-old filmmaker about his upbringing in Arkansas. While low in budget, “Minari” is the kind of non-English film -- personal, authentic -- that might have once stood little chance of getting made. Steven Yeun, the Korean-born actor who plays the father in “Minari,” has been working to great acclaim on both sides of the Pacific. “She was always clear: Let’s make this as Korean as possible,” Chung said.

Source: ABC News January 28, 2020 18:45 UTC