The Farewell

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.

Comedy Drama

Zhao Shuzhen

(Nai Nai)

Awkwafina

(Billi)

X Mayo

(Suze)

Hong Lu

(Little Nai Nai)

Hong Lin

(Doctor Wu)

Tzi Ma

(Haiyan)

Diana Lin

(Lu Jian)

Yang Xuejian

(Mr. Li)

Becca Khalil

(Shirley)

Jiang Yongbo

(Uncle Haibin)

Han Chen

(Hao Hao)

Aoi Mizuhara

(Aiko)

Li Xiang

(Aunty Ling)

Hongli Liu

(Aunty Gao)

Zhang Shimin

(Michael)

Zhang Jing

(Gu Gu)

Jinhang Liu

(Bao)

Xi Lin

(Wedding Coordinator)

Shi Lichen

(Big Chef)

Lin Wang

(Reception at Massage Parlor)

Yue Xin

(Masseuse #1)

Xiaoxiao Sun

(Masseuse #2)

Dong Li

(Gu Fu)

Puxia Qin

(Little Gu Gu)

Ruiqi Wang

(Little Gu Fu)

Jim Liu

(Doctor Song)

Yuqiu Geng

(Funeral Cryer)

Yuzhuo Wang

(Ye Ye)

Shouchang Xiao

(General Ma)

Yonghua Zhao

(General Fu)

Zuohai Jiang

(General Zhu)

Xinyang Lv

(Teenage Girl #1)

Jing Chen

(Teenage Girl #2)

Weifeng Sun

(Copy Center Boss)

Diane Dehn

(Birthday Singer (uncredited))

Ines Laimins

(Kathy (uncredited))

Johnny Michaels

(Party Goer (uncredited))

Gil Perez-Abraham

(Tony (uncredited))