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

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