The Farewell
2019 · ★ 7.4 · Dir. Lulu Wang
Based on an actual lie.
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
- Released
- 2019-07-12
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $250.3K
- Box office
- $23.1M
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Awkwafina
Billi
Tzi Ma
Haiyan
Diana Lin
Jian
Zhao Shuzhen
Nai Nai
Lu Hong
Little Nai Nai
Hong Lu
Little Nai Nai
Jiang Yongbo
Haibin
Gil Perez-Abraham
Tony (uncredited)
Ines Laimins
Kathy
Jim Liu
Doctor Song
Zhang Jing
Gu Gu
X Mayo
Suz
Keywords
Woman directorFamily reunionFamily relationshipsWeddingEast asian leadLung cancerGrandmotherChinese americanFamily gatheringEthical dilemmaAsian american
