The Farewell
2019 · TMDB 7.4
Directed by Lulu Wang
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.
Why it matters
A Chinese-American family gathers in Changchun to say goodbye to their grandmother, who does not know she is dying, in a comedy of grief and duty.
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Released
- 2019-07-12
- Studio
- Big Beach
- Country
- China
- Language
- Mandarin
- TMDB score
- 7.4
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