7-Year-Old Alan S. Kim Is the Breakout Star of ‘Minari,’ and the Antidote to 2020
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterLee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” may be an ensemble drama at heart, but it does feature one inarguable breakout performance by its young star: Alan S. Kim.The 7-year-old firecracker won over crowds in Park City in January at the film’s Sundance premiere (and subsequent press tour, cosplaying as Woody from “Toy Story”) with his portrayal of David, the youngest son of actor Steven Yeun’s character and his on-screen mom, Yeri Han.Uprooted to a remote plot of farmland in Arkansas, David must play in empty fields under the watchful eye of his sister, Anne (Noel Cho), as his parents attempt to build a business and understand life in the Bible Belt.