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Published: Sept. 25, 2019, 9:44 a.m.

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The Farewell is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lulu Wang, based in-part on her own life experiences. The film stars Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, and Jiang Yongbo and follows a family who, upon learning their grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide not to tell her and schedule a family gathering before she dies.

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The film was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival[4] and was theatrically released in the United States on July 12, 2019, by A24. It received acclaim from critics, with particular praise for Wang's screenplay and direction and the performances of Awkwafina and Zhao Shuzhen.

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Awkwafina as Billi Wang

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Tzi Ma as Haiyan Wang, Billi's father

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Diana Lin as Jian Wang, Billi's mother

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Zhao Shuzhen as Nai Nai, Billi's grandmother

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Lu Hong as Little Nai Nai, Nai Nai's younger sister

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Jiang Yongbo as Haibin, Haiyan's older brother

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Chen Han as Hao Hao, Haibin's son

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Aoi Mizuhara as Aiko, Hao Hao's girlfriend

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Chen Hanwei

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Li Xiang

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