Trump’s VP JD Vance wrote best-selling book that became an Oscar-nominated film

Nominated as Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate in this year’s US presidential election, Senator JD Vance is responsible for the story of a best-selling book that became a film with two Oscar nominations.

In 2016, he released his memoir “Once Upon a Dream: The Story of a Working-Class Family and the Crisis of American Society” which made it onto The New York Times bestseller list.

In the book, Vance recounts his childhood in a poor town in Ohio, which includes elements from a grandmother who became pregnant at age 14 to a mother struggling with addiction and a father who was often absent. In addition, he documents a culture in crisis, reporting on the struggle of the white working class in the United States.

In 2020, the book was adapted by Netflix and became a film directed by Ron Howard from “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) and “The Da Vinci Code” (2006). Titled “Once upon a Dream” the plot is led by Gabriel Basso It is Owen Asztalos who play the senator at different stages of his life, Glenn Close , Amy Adams , Haley Bennett It is Bo Hopking .

“Returned to his hometown due to an emergency, a law student reflects on his family history and his own future,” reads the synopsis on the streaming service.

The film was nominated for the 2021 Oscar in the categories of Best Supporting Actress (Glenn Close) and Makeup and Hairstyling. In contrast, the title received three Golden Raspberry nominations: Worst Director (Ron Howard), Supporting Actress (Glenn Close) and Screenplay.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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