The Farewell (2019 film)

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The Farewell (2019 film) is a 2019 American comedy-drama directed by Lulu Wang about a Chinese-American woman who returns to China when her family stages a fake wedding to covertly say goodbye to their terminally ill matriarch.

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instanceOf American film
comedy-drama film
film
independent film
basedOn What You Don’t Know (This American Life segment)
cinematographyBy Anna Franquesa-Solano
countryOfOrigin China
United States
director Lulu Wang
distributedBy A24
editedBy Michael Taylor
festivalSection U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2019
genre comedy-drama
family drama
inspiredBy Lulu Wang’s real-life family experience
leadActor Awkwafina
leadRoleName Billi
mainCharacter Billi
MetacriticScore generally favorable reviews
musicBy Alex Weston
notableAward Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Awkwafina)
notableNomination Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female (Zhao Shu-zhen)
originalLanguage English
Mandarin Chinese
plotSummary A Chinese-American woman returns to China when her family stages a fake wedding to secretly say goodbye to their terminally ill grandmother who has not been told of her diagnosis.
portrays Awkwafina as Billi
Diana Lin as Billi’s mother
Tzi Ma as Billi’s father
Zhao Shu-zhen as Nai Nai
producedBy Andrew Miano
Chris Weitz
Daniele Melia
Lulu Wang
Marc Turtletaub
Peter Saraf
productionCompany Big Beach
Depth of Field
protagonistPortrayedBy Awkwafina
RottenTomatoesRating high critical approval
runtime 100 minutes
screenplayType semi-autobiographical
setIn China
New York City
stars Aoi Mizuhara
Awkwafina
Chen Han
Diana Lin
Jiang Yongbo
Lu Hong
Tzi Ma
Zhao Shu-zhen
linked to: Zhao Shuzhen
theatricalReleaseDate July 12, 2019
theme cultural identity
family
immigrant experience
truth and deception
title The Farewell
worldPremiereAt Sundance Film Festival
worldPremiereDate January 25, 2019
writer Lulu Wang

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