Directed by Lulu Wang
Synopsis
Billi’s family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch — the only person that doesn’t know she only has a few weeks to live.
About the Director
Lulu Wang is a Chinese-American film director, writer, and producer. She is best known for writing and directing Posthumous and The Farewell. She has also written, produced and directed several short films, documentaries, and music videos. She splits her time between New York and LA.
Reviews for The Farewell
The Farewell is touching. I truly enjoyed the way this film doesn’t actually dwell on death itself, but instead the relationship of family, and the obligations they have to each other during life, and the transition out of life. Just as anyone who has dealt with lose, I know the pain and suffering it causes to those who aren’t dying. Even though I myself am American and can’t imagine a medical situation where doctors openly lie to a patient, let alone the family lying to the afflicted, I was so captivated by how this story brings up such a deep human debate of quality of life vs quantity of life, a subject that extends far paste one culture, but to all living beings. This film is exceptional, it felt full, bold, crucial and complete as an art piece. It left me ignited with personal thoughts, ideas and feelings.
—Bliss Button-Hale
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