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Review: Minari : Pop Culture Happy Hour Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Minari follows a Korean-American family who moves to Arkansas in the 1980s to follow their father's dream of becoming a farmer. The grind of trying to make the farm a success strains the parents' marriage and often confounds the kids, but it's a story about the choices families make and the ways they stay together.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

A Dream Challenges A Family In 'Minari'

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E. Alex Jung

A Dream Challenges A Family In 'Minari'

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Steven Yeun, Alan S. Kim, Yuh-Jung Youn, Yeri Han and Noel Cho star in Minari. Josh Ethan Johnson/A24 hide caption

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Steven Yeun, Alan S. Kim, Yuh-Jung Youn, Yeri Han and Noel Cho star in Minari.

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Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Minari follows a Korean-American family who moves to Arkansas in the 1980s to follow their father's dream of becoming a farmer. The grind of trying to make the farm a success strains the parents' marriage and often confounds the kids, but it's a story about the choices families make and the ways they stay together.

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The audio was produced by Candice Lim and edited by Jessica Reedy.