Youn Yuh-jung Is First Korean To Win Oscar For Best Supporting Actress

In the film Minari, Soonja develops a special bond with her grandson David, played by Alan Kim.

In the celebrated film Minari, Youn Yuh-jung plays Soon-ja, the grandmother of a young boy whose family has relocated to rural Arkansas. “I really understood this script deeply,” she told NPR.

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In the celebrated film Minari, Youn Yuh-jung plays Soon-ja, the grandmother of a young boy whose family has relocated to rural Arkansas. “I really understood this script deeply,” she told NPR.