The Farewell
The Farewell is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lulu Wang. It stars Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, and Zhao Shuzhen. The film follows a Chinese American family who, upon learning their grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide not to tell her and schedule a family gathering before she dies.
Plot
Aspiring Chinese-American writer Billi maintains a close relationship with Nai Nai (paternal grandmother) who lives in Changchun, China. After receiving a rejection letter for a Guggenheim Fellowship, she discovers from her parents, Haiyan and Jian, that Nai Nai has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and is predicted to have only a few months left to live.
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author | Lulu Wang |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Lulu Wang |
editor | Matthew Friedman Michael Taylor |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | benign findings benign tumor changchun collectivism collectivism and individualism guggenheim fellowship help hongbao lung cancer medical test nyc red envelope terminal terminal illness wed |
musicBy | Alex Weston |
producer | Andrew Miano Anita Gou Chris Weitz Daniele Melia Jane Zheng Lulu Wang Marc Turtletaub Peter Saraf |
publisher | A24 |
theme | death independent |