The Farewell

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The Farewell (2019)

Directed by Lulu Wang

“Based on an actual lie.”

Comedy, Drama · 1h 40m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Lulu Wang
Writer
Lulu Wang
Director of Photography
Anna Franquesa Solano
Original Music Composer
Alex Weston
Editor
Matthew Friedman, Michael Taylor
Producer
Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Peter Saraf, Daniele Tate Melia, Anita Gou, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng

Details

Release date
2019-07-12
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Mandarin, Japanese, English
Countries
China, United States of America
Production
Big Beach, Depth of Field, Kindred Spirit, Seesaw Productions
Budget
$3,000,000
Box office
$23,076,657