The Farewell
“Based on an actual lie.”
2019•PG•1h 40m•7.4•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Lulu Wang
Writer
Lulu Wang
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$23M
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese, English
Studio
Big Beach
Cast
Awkwafina
Billi
Zhao Shuzhen
Nai Nai
Hong Lu
Little Nai Nai
Hong Lin
Doctor Wu
Tzi Ma
Haiyan
Lin Xiao Jie
Lu Jian
Yang Xuejian
Mr. Li
Becca Khalil
Shirley
Jiang Yongbo
Uncle Haibin
Chen Han
Hao Hao
Aoi Mizuhara
Aiko
Li Xiang
Aunty Ling
Hongli Liu
Aunty Gao
Zhang Shimin
Michael
Zhang Jing
Gu Gu
Production
Company
Big Beach
Company
Depth of Field
Company
Kindred Spirit
Company
Seesaw Productions
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Lulu Wang
Producer
Peter Saraf
Producer
Daniele Tate Melia
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