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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Peter Saraf → notableWork → The Farewell (2019 film) ⓘ
Henry Yan (The Farewell) → appearsIn → The Farewell (2019 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry Yan in The Farewell