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The Farewell
The Farewell

The Farewell

Based on an actual lie.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$250300

Revenue

$23076657

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.42/10

Release Date

12 July 2019

Country

China

Cast

Zhao Shuzhen

Zhao Shuzhen

Nai Nai

Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Billi

X Mayo

X Mayo

Suze

Hong Lu

Hong Lu

Little Nai Nai

Hong Lin

Hong Lin

Doctor Wu

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Haiyan

Diana Lin

Diana Lin

Lu Jian

Yang Xuejian

Yang Xuejian

Mr. Li

Becca Khalil

Becca Khalil

Shirley

Jiang Yongbo

Jiang Yongbo

Uncle Haibin

Han Chen

Han Chen

Hao Hao

Aoi Mizuhara

Aoi Mizuhara

Aiko

Li Xiang

Li Xiang

Aunty Ling

Hongli Liu

Hongli Liu

Aunty Gao

Zhang Shimin

Zhang Shimin

Michael

Zhang Jing

Zhang Jing

Gu Gu

Jinhang Liu

Jinhang Liu

Bao

Xi Lin

Xi Lin

Wedding Coordinator

Shi Lichen

Shi Lichen

Big Chef

Lin Wang

Lin Wang

Reception at Massage Parlor

Yue Xin

Yue Xin

Masseuse #1

Xiaoxiao Sun

Xiaoxiao Sun

Masseuse #2

Dong Li

Dong Li

Gu Fu

Puxia Qin

Puxia Qin

Little Gu Gu

Ruiqi Wang

Ruiqi Wang

Little Gu Fu

Jim Liu

Jim Liu

Doctor Song

Yuqiu Geng

Yuqiu Geng

Funeral Cryer

Yuzhuo Wang

Yuzhuo Wang

Ye Ye

Shouchang Xiao

Shouchang Xiao

General Ma

Yonghua Zhao

Yonghua Zhao

General Fu

Zuohai Jiang

Zuohai Jiang

General Zhu

Xinyang Lv

Xinyang Lv

Teenage Girl #1

Jing Chen

Jing Chen

Teenage Girl #2

Weifeng Sun

Weifeng Sun

Copy Center Boss

Diane Dehn

Diane Dehn

Birthday Singer (uncredited)

Ines Laimins

Ines Laimins

Kathy (uncredited)

Johnny Michaels

Johnny Michaels

Party Goer (uncredited)

Gil Perez-Abraham

Gil Perez-Abraham

Tony (uncredited)

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