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 | 17.763 |
Directed By
Lulu Wang
Crew
Dylan Neely
Anne Kang
Susan Jacobs
Gene Park
Lulu Wang
Asaf Yeger
John J. Budion
Jackie Zbuska
Ric Schnupp
Lulu Wang
Matthew Friedman
Athena Wang
Marc Turtletaub
Lulu Wang
Anna Franquesa Solano
Lee Yong-ok
Alex Weston
Michael Taylor
Peter Saraf
Dan Balgoyen
Joseph Sorelle
Daniele Tate Melia
Anita Gou
Andrew Miano
Eddie Rubin
Joshua M. Cohen
Chris Weitz
Vico Sharabani
Asaf Yeger
Jane Zheng
W. Haley Ho
Joseph Grundfast
Leslie Woo
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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