The Farewell (2019)

Movie Details

Original Title The Farewell

Original Language EN

Budget $250,300

Revenue $23,076,657

Status Released

Popularity 2.5

Cast

Zhao Shuzhen

Nai Nai

Popularity: 0.6

Awkwafina

Billi

Popularity: 2.3

X Mayo

Suze

Popularity: 1.1

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Hong Lu

Little Nai Nai

Popularity: 0.3

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Hong Lin

Doctor Wu

Popularity: 0.1

Tzi Ma

Haiyan

Popularity: 1.2

Diana Lin

Lu Jian

Popularity: 0.7

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Yang Xuejian

Mr. Li

Popularity: 0.1

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Becca Khalil

Shirley

Popularity: 1.6

Jiang Yongbo

Uncle Haibin

Popularity: 0.1

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Han Chen

Hao Hao

Popularity: 0.2

Aoi Mizuhara

Aiko

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Writer Lulu Wang

Director Lulu Wang

Editor Matthew Friedman, Michael Taylor

Producer Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Peter Saraf

Executive Producer Eddie Rubin

Production

Big Beach

Depth of Field

Kindred Spirit

Seesaw Productions

Videos & Trailers

The Farewell | Gray Area | Official Featurette HD | A24

Featurette

The Farewell | Billi | Official Featurette HD | A24

Featurette

The Farewell Unexpected Funny Moments | Prime Video

Clip

Best of Awkwafina in The Farewell as Billi Wang | Prime Video

Clip

Lulu Wang on her film THE FAREWELL

Featurette

THE FAREWELL wins BEST FEATURE at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

grandparent grandchild relationship family relationships wedding east asian lead family reunion grandmother chinese american family gathering ethical dilemma woman director lung cancer deadly disease relationships personal relationships grandmother granddaughter relationship asian american

Reviews from TMDB

Sheldon Nylander 8/10

Nov 13, 2019

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 rather the fe ... Read more

Manuel São Bento 8/10

Feb 5, 2020

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 all of the second ... Read more

Peter McGinn 8/10

May 12, 2021

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 a similar mo ... Read more