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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Farewell is a 2019 dramedy written and directed by Lulu Wang, based off of a real incident in her life that she first publicly discussed in her radio story What You Don't Know, later adapted into part of an episode of This American Life.The film stars Awkwafina as Billi, a Chinese-American aspiring writer who gets the news that her grandma ("Nai Nai," Chinese for "father's mother") is dying of lung cancer. However, she also learns that her Nai Nai doesn't know she has cancer; the family has decided to keep the news secret from her to let her live her last days in peace. On top of that, they've organized a wedding in China between Billi's cousin Hao Hao and his girlfriend Aiko in order to allow everyone to see Nai Nai one last time.What follows is a series of misunderstandings and Dramatic Ironies as Billi heads to China and grapples with the moral weight of the family's lie.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Previews: Trailer. | |
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Ambiguous Situation: At the wedding, Billi's mother Jian asks her aunt (called Little Nai Nai by everyone) what she plans to do with her life after Nai Nai has died. Little Nai Nai tells her that she will reunite with her husband who works in another city, and after he retires, they will travel around the world. Jian tells her she'd be happy to host her in New York whenever she comes to the US, with Little Nai Nai saying that would be great, and not to worry about her so much. The look on Jian's face after the conversation clearly shows she has no idea whether Little Nai Nai is lying to her like everyone is lying to Nai Nai. Towards the end of the film when Billi's family leaves for America, Nai Nai is in tears watching them drive away, which indicated that deep down, she knows just why all of her family had that impromptu get together. | |
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The Alcoholic: Billi's father Haiyan is a fairly realistic depiction of one, at one point drinking until he passes out. While he's been able to avoid alcohol for years, his mother's situation causes him to relapse, though this is played for humor rather than drama. | |
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Action Girl: Some of the conversations at the wedding reveal that Nai Nai fought alongside her comrades against the Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War. She even got wounded in combat! | |
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Altar the Speed: Hao Hao and Aiko have only dated for three months, but the family influences them to get married right away because they need an excuse to get the family together for Nai Nai. | |
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