The Farewell (2019)
Starring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Gil Perez-Abraham, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, X Mayo, Aoi Mizuhara, Han Chen
IHBM8.5Excellent
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.
My review · Reviewed 11/09/2019
This is a subtle movie about the differences that separate us. In this film a girl in college struggles to connect with her family. Her family in turn struggles to reconcile the differences in both generations and new country vs. old country. When a presumed tragedy strikes at the beginning of the film the main characters are sent into a tizzy about how to handle it. That is, all but one. I think this movie was an excellent subtle commentary on how to live life.