Real-life nomad of Nomadland hopes Oscar-tipped film inspires others

Frances McDormand in Nomadland (20th Century/PA)

One of the real-life nomads from Oscar-tipped film Nomadland has said he hopes the movie inspires more people to adopt a life on the road.

The film stars Frances McDormand as a woman in her 60s who loses everything in the recession and lives in her van on a journey across the American West.