The Farewell (2019)
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Based on an actual lie.
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.
- Released: 2019-07-12
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,604 votes
Directed by Lulu Wang.
Top cast
- Awkwafina as Billi
- Zhao Shuzhen as Nai Nai
- Hong Lu as Little Nai Nai
- Hong Lin as Doctor Wu
- Tzi Ma as Haiyan
- Lin Xiaojie as Lu Jian
- Yang Xuejian as Mr. Li
- Becca Khalil as Shirley
- Jiang Yongbo as Uncle Haibin
- Chen Han as Hao Hao
Where to watch The Farewell
- United States: watch free on The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, CBC Gem, Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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