The film follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved Grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather before she passes. Billi, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family’s decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.
“It’s a film that pulls off a quiet miracle: it breaks your heart, and leaves you happy” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
“Extraordinary on every level, Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL starring an award-caliber Awkwafina builds a funny, touching and vital film about what makes a family in any culture, leaving you with cathartic tears” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
