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The Farewell

2019 · 100 min

A tender, bittersweet family gathering that balances quiet humor with deep emotional ache, asking you to sit with moral ambiguity.

Tagline
Based on an actual lie.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Lulu Wang
Written by
Lulu Wang
Starring
Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Hong Lu, Hong Lin, Tzi Ma, Lin Xiaojie, Yang Xuejian, Becca Khalil
Music
Alex Weston
Cinematography
Anna Franquesa Solano
Runtime
100 min
Country
China, United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese, English

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