The Farewell (2019)
Als die in New York aufgewachsene Billi von ihren Eltern erfährt, dass ihre geliebte Großmutter Nai Nai in China nur noch kurz zu leben hat, steht ihr Leben Kopf. Die Familie beschließt, Nai Nai im Ungewissen zu lassen und ihr die tödliche Krankheit zu verschweigen. Um die plötzliche Anwesenheit der ganzen Familie plausibel zu erklären, wird kurzerhand eine Spontan-Hochzeit organisiert… Während Billi versucht, die Lüge aufrecht zu erhalten, stößt sie auf Dinge, die ihr eigenes Leben verändern. Es ist die Chance, sowohl das Land ihrer Eltern als auch den wundersamen Geist ihrer Großmutter wieder zu entdecken.
Der Regisseur: Lulu Wang
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Awkwafina as Billi |
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赵淑珍 as Nai Nai |
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Hong Lu as Little Nai Nai |
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Hong Lin as Doctor Wu |
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Tzi Ma as Haiyan |
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Diana Lin Xiaojie as Lu Jian |
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Yang Xuejian as Mr. Li |
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Becca Khalil as Shirley |
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姜永波 as Uncle Haibin |
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陈涵 as Hao Hao |
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Aoi Mizuhara as Aiko |
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Li Xiang as Aunty Ling |
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Hongli Liu as Aunty Gao |
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Zhang Shimin as Michael |
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Zhang Jing as Gu Gu |
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Jinhang Liu as Bao |
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Xi Lin as Wedding Coordinator |
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Shi Lichen as Big Chef |
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Lin Wang as Reception at Massage Parlor |
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Yue Xin as Masseuse #1 |
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Xiaoxiao Sun as Masseuse #2 |
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Dong Li as Gu Fu |
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Puxia Qin as Little Gu Gu |
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Ruiqi Wang as Little Gu Fu |
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Jim Liu as Doctor Song |
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Yuqiu Geng as Funeral Cryer |
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Yuzhuo Wang as Ye Ye |
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Shouchang Xiao as General Ma |
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Yonghua Zhao as General Fu |
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Zuohai Jiang as General Zhu |
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Xinyang Lv as Teenage Girl #1 |
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Jing Chen as Teenage Girl #2 |
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Weifeng Sun as Copy Center Boss |
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Ines Laimins as Kathy (uncredited) |
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Gil Perez-Abraham as Tony (uncredited) |
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Johnny Michaels as Party Goer (uncredited) |
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Diane Dehn as Birthday Singer (uncredited) |
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X Mayo as Suze |
| Production | Anne Kang | Casting |
| Sound | Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Gene Park | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Dylan Neely | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Lulu Wang | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jackie Zbuska | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Asaf Yeger | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ric Schnupp | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | John J. Budion | VFX Artist |
| Directing | Lulu Wang | Director |
| Sound | Alex Weston | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lee Yong-ok | Production Design |
| Production | Marc Turtletaub | Producer |
| Editing | Matthew Friedman | Editor |
| Camera | Anna Franquesa Solano | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Taylor | Editor |
| Production | Lulu Wang | Producer |
| Production | Peter Saraf | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Athena Wang | Costume Design |
| Production | Joshua M. Cohen | Co-Producer |
| Visual Effects | Joseph Grundfast | 3D Animator |
| Production | Dan Balgoyen | Co-Producer |
| Production | Leslie Woo | Casting |
| Production | Daniele Tate Melia | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Miano | Producer |
| Production | Eddie Rubin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jane Zheng | Producer |
| Art | W. Haley Ho | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Asaf Yeger | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Joseph Sorelle | Set Decoration |
| Production | Anita Gou | Producer |
| Production | Chris Weitz | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Vico Sharabani | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Hanrui Wang | Set Decoration |
| Art | Teddy Blanks | Title Designer |
| Editing | Alex Bickel | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Sound | Steve Pierson | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | Anthony Stracquadanio | Grip |
| Camera | Matt Keyser | Key Grip |
| Sound | Leslie Bloome | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Joanna Fang | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ryan Collison | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Nick Seaman | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jerry Stein | Sound Mixer |