Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2019-07-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award37 wins & 194 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $17,695,781 |
| Screen: | Lulu Wang |
| Productions: | Big Beach, Depth of Field, Kindred Spirit, Seesaw Productions |
| Production Countries: | China, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, 普通话, 日本語 |
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- 1625558: Awkwafina - Billi
- 2267887: X Mayo - Suze
- 3585524: Hong Lu - Little Nai Nai
- 3585526: Hong Lin - Doctor Wu
- 21629: Tzi Ma - Haiyan
- 2309752: Diana Lin - Lu Jian
Crews
- 3091372: Anne Kang - Casting - Production
- 232158: Susan Jacobs - Music Supervisor - Sound
- 148740: Gene Park - Sound Designer - Sound
- 2247793: Dylan Neely - Music Supervisor - Sound
- 1371324: Lulu Wang - Writer - Writing
- 1404274: Jackie Zbuska - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 2023244: Asaf Yeger - Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
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Reviews
Sheldon Nylander
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When a Chinese family finds out that the family’s matriarch is dying of lung cancer, complications arise. In Chinese culture, there is a saying that when you get cancer, you die. This actually boils down to the belief that it’s not the cancer that leads to the person’s death, but rat ....
Continue reading ->Manuel São Bento
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If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Lulu Wang shares an emotional part of her personal life by delivering a beautiful, heartfelt story about her grandmother. Even though The Farewell sticks the landing perfectly, not al ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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This movie is described as a comedy-drama and it is. But I didn’t have many laugh out loud moments. The humor is situational mainly: the writers work up to those moments that make you smile, either because you remember a similar moment in your life, or else because you can’t imagine ....
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