Directed by:
Lulu WangScreenplay:
Lulu WangCinematography:
Anna Franquesa SolanoComposer:
Alex WestonCast:
Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen Zhao, Hong Lu, Yongbo Jiang, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, X Mayo, Gil Perez-AbrahamVOD (1)
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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. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With The Farewell, writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us, often in spite of ourselves. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
Awkwafina
USA
Best movies:
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
The Bad Guys (2022)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Tzi Ma
China
Best movies:
Arrival (2016)
Rush Hour (1998)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Diana Lin
China
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
The Portable Door (2023)
Shuzhen Zhao
China
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Hong Lu
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Yongbo Jiang
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Junkrat Train (2021)
Han Chen
China
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Aoi Mizuhara
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Ines Laimins
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)
Temporary Family (2014)
Jim Liu
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
Love (2012)
X Mayo
Best movies:
The Farewell (2019)
Finding 'Ohana (2021)
The Blackening (2022)
Gil Perez-Abraham
Best movies:
The Batman (2022)
The Farewell (2019)
Our Son (2023)