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The film follows a Chinese American woman named Billi, who learns her grandmother, Nai Nai, has only a short while left to live. Billi's family has decided to schedule a family wedding before Nai Nai dies to enable her to see all the family one last time, and not tell Nai Nai of her fatal illness.
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
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 China and faces cultural clashes and emotional dilemmas.
The Farewell. A Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. 4,645 IMDb 7.5 1 h 39 min 2019. X-Ray UHD 13+. Comedy · Drama · Inspiring · Touching. Free trial of Max, rent, or buy. Watch with Max. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent. UHD $3.89. Buy. UHD $14.39. More purchase. options.
- 99 min
- 12
May 7, 2019 · THE FAREWELL — Now playing. RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2019 DIRECTOR: Lulu Wang CAST: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo Like THE FAREWELL on INSTAGRAM:...
- 3 min
- 5.3M
- A24
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.
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.