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The Farewell

A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

Director

Lulu Wang

Year

Genre

Box Office

$17,695,781

Production

Big Beach,Depth of Field,Kindred Spirit,Seesaw Productions

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award35 wins & 190 nominations total

Homepage

https://a24films.com/films/the-farewell

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Nai Nai Billi Jian Haiyan Uncle Haibin

¶ ¶ - The Farewell

[cell phone vibrates] - The Farewell

[cell phone vibrates]

And she says "How can you tell
me so abruptly like this? - The Farewell

And she says "How can you tell me so abruptly like this...

You have to ease
me into bad news." - The Farewell

You have to ease me into bad news."

The cat, he got on the roof. - The Farewell

The cat, he got on the roof.

A few months later the wife
goes out of town again. - The Farewell

A few months later the wife goes out of town again.

And she returns, and the
husband greets her again. - The Farewell

And she returns, and the husband greets her again.

And as the wife comes
through the door he says, - The Farewell

And as the wife comes through the door he says,

[traffic din] - The Farewell

[sighs] - The Farewell

Mom, if you're going to
give me shit every time - The Farewell

Mom, if you're going to give me shit every time

Chinese people have saying - The Farewell

Chinese people have saying

OK when were you guys gonna tell me this - The Farewell

OK when were you guys gonna tell me this

So everyone decided it's
better not to tell her. - The Farewell

So everyone decided it's better not to tell her.

The wedding is an excuse
so everyone can go see her. - The Farewell

The wedding is an excuse so everyone can go see her.

[soft sobbing] - The Farewell

¶ Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you ¶ - The Farewell

¶ Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you ¶

[airplane taking off] - The Farewell

[airplane taking off]

[all talking in Chinese] - The Farewell

[all talking in Chinese]

[door closes] - The Farewell

[speaking Chinese] - The Farewell

[speaking Chinese]

Your arm - The Farewell

[chatter in Chinese] - The Farewell

[chatter in Chinese]

They say you're a stock
investment and you're gonna make - The Farewell

They say you're a stock investment and you're gonn...

But YuPing - The Farewell

[coughing] - The Farewell

[shouting in Chinese] - The Farewell

[shouting in Chinese]

[shouting in Chinese] - The Farewell

[shouting in Chinese]

New York. I always
wanted to visit New York. - The Farewell

New York. I always wanted to visit New York.

Billi Shouldn't we tell her - The Farewell

Billi Shouldn't we tell her

[barks singingly] - The Farewell

[barks singingly]

[piano plays louder and faster] - The Farewell

[piano plays louder and faster]

But she can't say anything
because it was my house. - The Farewell

But she can't say anything because it was my house.

You have always had issues
with her, but right now-- - The Farewell

You have always had issues with her, but right now--

When I went back
to China for the funeral, - The Farewell

When I went back to China for the funeral,

I don't like, you know,
put all my emotion on display, - The Farewell

I don't like, you know, put all my emotion on display,

¶ ¶ - The Farewell

[coughing] - The Farewell

[door closes] - The Farewell

Are you going to tell Nai Nai - The Farewell

Are you going to tell Nai Nai

I want to stay in China
and help take care of Nai Nai. - The Farewell

I want to stay in China and help take care of Nai Nai.

You're 30 years old,
you can just stop your life - The Farewell

You're 30 years old, you can just stop your life

And every day she has to look at
you, with that sad looking face? - The Farewell

And every day she has to look at you, with that sad looking ...

You know, one of the few
good memories of my childhood, - The Farewell

You know, one of the few good memories of my childhood,

I know it was hard - The Farewell

I know it was hard

I wanted to believe that
it was a good thing, - The Farewell

I wanted to believe that it was a good thing,

And I was confused
and scared constantly - The Farewell

And I was confused and scared constantly

You know one of the few good memories of my childhood - The Farewell

You know one of the few good memories of my childhood

And every time I
came back to China, he just - The Farewell

And every time I came back to China, he just

The house is gone, A Die's gone,
our Beijing home is gone and - The Farewell

The house is gone, A Die's gone, our Beijing home is go...

[applause] - The Farewell

¶ And so I came
to see her ¶ - The Farewell

¶ And so I came to see her ¶

¶ And there he
was this young boy ¶ - The Farewell

¶ And there he was this young boy ¶

[chuckles] - The Farewell

[operatic singing] - The Farewell

[operatic singing]

[door closes] - The Farewell

I've walked the path of life and I must tell you - The Farewell

I've walked the path of life and I must tell you

¶ O troubled dust concealing ¶ - The Farewell

¶ O troubled dust concealing ¶

[speaks Chinese] - The Farewell

[speaks Chinese]

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A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Lulu Wang

Writer: Lulu Wang

Production: Big Beach,Depth of Field,Kindred Spirit,Seesaw Productions

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 89/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $17,695,781

Released: 09 Aug 2019

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award35 wins & 190 nominations total

Homepage: https://a24films.com/films/the-farewell

Also watch: Sometimes Always Never, Ricky Gervais: Humanity, Cuties, The Act of Killing, Rifkin's Festival, Booksmart, Judy, Romancing the Stone, Blue Velvet, The Two Popes, Cats, He Named Me Malala, The First Temptation of Christ, No Date, No Signature, Arctic Dogs, Man in Love, Untamed Heart