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The Farewell is a film about a Chinese American woman who learns her grandmother has terminal cancer and decides to keep it a secret from her. The film is based on director Lulu Wang's personal experience and stars Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, and Zhao Shuzhen.
A Chinese-American woman returns to China to see her dying grandmother, who is unaware of her illness. The family stages a wedding to gather before she dies, but the lie causes conflicts and dilemmas.
- (72K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Lulu Wang
- 2019-08-09
SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/A24subscribeBASED ON AN ACTUAL LIE. From writer/director Lulu Wang and starring Awkwafina. THE FAREWELL — Now playing.RELEASE DATE: ...
- 3 min
- 5.4M
- A24
Jul 12, 2019 · A comedy-drama about a family's lie to hide the death of their grandmother in China. Awkwafina stars as the Americanized granddaughter who returns to her homeland and faces cultural and emotional conflicts.
A Chinese-American woman returns to China to see her grandmother, who is unaware of her terminal cancer diagnosis. Her family stages a fake wedding to keep her in the dark and face the dilemma of cultural differences and lies.
Jul 11, 2019 · The Farewell opens with five cheeky words: "based on an actual lie." This funny, melancholy ensemble drama was inspired by an experience that the writer-director...
In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself.
