{"id":180205,"date":"2021-04-26T10:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=180205"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:18:33","slug":"alan-kim-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/kids-club\/entertainment\/movies\/alan-kim-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"MINARI IS OUT NOW!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When young <strong>David Yi<\/strong>\u2019s family move across <strong>America<\/strong> to start a <strong>farm<\/strong>, things are really tough \u2013 they have to live in a crummy <strong>trailer<\/strong>, his parents won\u2019t stop <strong>arguing<\/strong>, and David\u2019s <strong>heart condition<\/strong> means he\u2019s not allowed to <strong>run around<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To make things worse, his weird <strong>grandma<\/strong> comes to stay. She\u2019s <strong>loud<\/strong>, f<strong>oul-mouthed<\/strong>, <strong>smells funny <\/strong>and makes him drink a <strong>yucky medicine<\/strong>. Eww! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">But for his dad to achieve his <strong>dream<\/strong> of growing tasty<strong> Korean veggies<\/strong>, David and his family will need to learn to <strong>thrive<\/strong> in <strong>tough conditions<\/strong>, just like the hardy <strong>minari<\/strong> plant the film is named after!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This <strong>funny<\/strong> and <strong>moving<\/strong> Oscar-nomimated <strong>family drama<\/strong> will have you reaching for the tissues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch Minari at home or at drive-in cinemas now, and in cinemas 17 May. 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