The Farewell
A headstrong Chinese‑American woman returns home to spend precious time with her dying grandmother, but must confront her family's decision to hide the truth and decide whether love or honesty will define their final farewell.
“Based on an actual lie.”
Synopsis
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China after her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Billi wrestles with her family's choice to withhold the truth from the grandmother, as they organize a spontaneous wedding to spend one last meaningful time with her.
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A crew of 53+ credited
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Edited by Matt FriedmanShot by Anna Franquesa SolanoScored by Alex WestonDesigned by Yong Ok Lee
Box Office
2019 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 92× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$23.1M
US & Canada: $17.7M — 77% of worldwide · International: $5.4M (23%)
Opening weekend: $356K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $503K — 3% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4 theaters
Also known as
- L'Adieufr
- The Farewell - Una bugia buonait
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53 unique people credited
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29Yongbo Jiang
as Uncle Haibin
Chen Han
as Hao Hao
Aoi Mizuhara
as Aiko
Li Xiang
as Aunty Ling
Hongli Liu
as Aunty Gao
Zhang Shimin
as Michael
Zhang Jing
as Gu Gu
Jinhang Liu
as Bao
Xi Lin
as Wedding Coordinator
Shi Lichen
as Big Chef
Lin Wang
as Reception at Massage Parlor
Yue Xin
as Masseuse #1
Xiaoxiao Sun
as Masseuse #2
Dong Li
as Gu Fu
Puxia Qin
as Little Gu Gu
Ruiqi Wang
as Little Gu Fu
Jim Liu
as Doctor Song
Yuqiu Geng
as Funeral Cryer
Yuzhuo Wang
as Ye Ye
Shouchang Xiao
as General Ma
Yonghua Zhao
as General Fu
Zuohai Jiang
as General Zhu
Xinyang Lv
as Teenage Girl #1
Jing Chen
as Teenage Girl #2
Weifeng Sun
as Copy Center Boss
Ines Laimins
as Kathy (uncredited)
Gil Perez Abraham
as Tony (uncredited)
Johnny Michaels
as Party Goer (uncredited)
Diane Dehn
as Birthday Singer (uncredited)
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