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The Farewell (Chinese: 别告诉她; pinyin: Bié Gàosu Tā; lit. 'Don't Tell Her') [3] is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lulu Wang . It stars Awkwafina , Tzi Ma , Diana Lin , and Zhao Shuzhen .
Jul 12, 2019 · A film based on a true lie about a family's decision to hide the death of their grandmother from her. Awkwafina stars as the Americanized granddaughter who returns to China for a wedding and faces a cultural clash.
Aug 9, 2019 · A Chinese-American woman returns to China to see her dying grandmother, who is unaware of her illness. The family stages a wedding to spend one last time with her, but face challenges and secrets along the way.
- (71K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Lulu Wang
- 2019-08-09
May 7, 2019 · From writer/director Lulu Wang and starring Awkwafina. THE FAREWELL — Now playing. RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2019 DIRECTOR: Lulu Wang CAST: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong ...
- 3 min
- 5.3M
- A24
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.
Read critics' and audience's opinions on The Farewell, a comedy-drama about a Chinese family's lie to hide a terminal illness. See the film's ratings, scores, and summaries from various sources.
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.
