The Farewell

Name: The Farewell
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2019-07-12
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Hong Lu, Hong Lin, Tzi Ma

2019·Movie·PG·100 min·★ 7.4(1,548)

Comedy Drama More English titles

“Based on an actual lie.”

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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About The Farewell

The Farewell is a 2019 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Lulu Wang. The cast is led by Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Hong Lu. It has a runtime of 1h 40m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Pluto TV.

The Farewell was produced by Big Beach, Depth of Field, and Kindred Spirit and made in China and United States of America. It was released on July 12, 2019, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $23 million worldwide.

Director: Lulu Wang
Writers: Lulu Wang
Release date: July 12, 2019
OTT release: October 29, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: China, United States of America
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $23 million
Production: Big Beach, Depth of Field, Kindred Spirit

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The Farewell cast & crew

The Farewell was directed by Lulu Wang and written by Lulu Wang.

The cast features Awkwafina as Billi, Zhao Shuzhen as Nai Nai, Hong Lu as Little Nai Nai, Hong Lin as Doctor Wu, Tzi Ma as Haiyan, and Diana Lin Xiaojie as Lu Jian.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alex Weston, cinematography is by Anna Franquesa Solano, and it was produced by Lulu Wang and Marc Turtletaub.

Is The Farewell worth watching?

The Farewell holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 1,548 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, The Farewell is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Farewell

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It first became available to stream digitally on October 29, 2019.

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