The Farewell (2019)

Name: The Farewell
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Zhao Shuzhen, Awkwafina, X Mayo, Hong Lu, Hong Lin

• Movies, Comedy, Drama

• 100 min

7.4

Based on an actual lie.

Directed by: Lulu Wang
Casting: Zhao Shuzhen, Awkwafina, X Mayo, Hong Lu, Hong Lin, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Yang Xuejian, Becca Khalil, Jiang Yongbo, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Li Xiang, Hongli Liu, Zhang Shimin, Zhang Jing, Jinhang Liu, Xi Lin, Shi Lichen, Lin Wang, Yue Xin, Xiaoxiao Sun, Dong Li, Puxia Qin, Ruiqi Wang, Jim Liu, Yuqiu Geng, Yuzhuo Wang, Shouchang Xiao, Yonghua Zhao, Zuohai Jiang, Xinyang Lv, Jing Chen, Weifeng Sun, Diane Dehn, Ines Laimins, Johnny Michaels, Gil Perez-Abraham
Countries: China, United States of America
Premiere: 2019-07-12
Status: Released

Tags: grandparent grandchild relationship, family relationships, wedding, east asian lead, family reunion, grandmother, chinese american, family gathering, ethical dilemma, woman director, lung cancer, deadly disease, relationships, personal relationships, grandmother granddaughter relationship, asian american

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.