Defying her parents, a Chinese-American woman named Billi returns to China after learning that her grandmother has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The clan decides to keep the sad truth from the matriarch, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
This drama film was written and directed by Lulu Wang. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
- Starring : Awkwafina / Tzi Ma / Diana Lin
- Genre : Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English / Mandarin
- Director : Lulu Wang
- Production : Big Beach Films / Depth of Field / Kindred Spirit
- Distributor : A24
The Farewell movie
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The Farewell release date
- January 25, 2019 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- April 5, 2019 : USA (Atlanta Film and Video Festival)
- April 18, 2019 : USA (San Francisco International Film Festival)
- May 1, 2019 : USA (Independent Film Festival of Boston)
- July 12, 2019 : USA
The Farewell cast
- Awkwafina as Billi
- Tzi Ma as Haiyan
- Diana Lin as Jian
- Zhao Shuzhen as Nai Nai
- Lu Hong as Little Nai Nai, Nai Nai’s younger sister
- Yongbo Jiang as Haibin
- Han Chen as Hao Hao
- Aoi Mizuhara as Aiko
- Gil Perez-Abraham as Tony
- Ines Laimins as Kathy
- Jim Liu as Doctor Song
- X Mayo as Suz
