The Farewell
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.
Reviews
“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…”
— Sheldon Nylander
★8Read more“If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ Lulu Wang shares an emotional part of her personal life by delivering a beautiful, heartfelt story about her grandmother. Even…”
— Manuel São Bento
★8Read more“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…”
— Peter McGinn
★8Read more“The Farewell (2019) Directed by Lulu Wang Lulu Wang's The Farewell begins with a title card: "Based on an actual lie." The lie in question is both simple and profound: when Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen) is…”
— badelf
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