The Farewell (2019)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $250,300.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23,076,657.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.905 |
Directed By
Lulu Wang
Crew
Susan Jacobs
Dylan Neely
Gene Park
Anne Kang
Lulu Wang
Jackie Zbuska
Ric Schnupp
Asaf Yeger
John J. Budion
Lulu Wang
Lulu Wang
Marc Turtletaub
Peter Saraf
Anna Franquesa Solano
Alex Weston
Michael Taylor
Matthew Friedman
Lee Yong-ok
Athena Wang
Dan Balgoyen
Joshua M. Cohen
Anita Gou
Daniele Tate Melia
Andrew Miano
Eddie Rubin
Chris Weitz
Jane Zheng
Leslie Woo
W. Haley Ho
Joseph Sorelle
Vico Sharabani
Asaf Yeger
Joseph Grundfast
Hanrui Wang
Teddy Blanks
TOP CAST
Zhao Shuzhen
Nai Nai
Awkwafina
Billi
X Mayo
Suze
Hong Lu
Little Nai Nai
Hong Lin
Doctor Wu
Tzi Ma
Haiyan
Diana Lin
Lu Jian
Yang Xuejian
Mr. Li
Becca Khalil
Shirley
Jiang Yongbo
Uncle Haibin
Han Chen
Hao Hao
Aoi Mizuhara
Aiko
Li Xiang
Aunty Ling
Hongli Liu
Aunty Gao
Zhang Shimin
Michael
Zhang Jing
Gu Gu
Jinhang Liu
Bao
Xi Lin
Wedding Coordinator
Shi Lichen
Big Chef
Lin Wang
Reception at Massage Parlor
Yue Xin
Masseuse #1
Xiaoxiao Sun
Masseuse #2
Dong Li
Gu Fu
Puxia Qin
Little Gu Gu
Ruiqi Wang
Little Gu Fu
Jim Liu
Doctor Song
Yuqiu Geng
Funeral Cryer
Yuzhuo Wang
Ye Ye
Shouchang Xiao
General Ma
Yonghua Zhao
General Fu
Zuohai Jiang
General Zhu
Xinyang Lv
Teenage Girl #1
Jing Chen
Teenage Girl #2
Weifeng Sun
Copy Center Boss
Diane Dehn
Birthday Singer (uncredited)
Ines Laimins
Kathy (uncredited)
Johnny Michaels
Party Goer (uncredited)
Gil Perez-Abraham
Tony (uncredited)
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