/the farewell
USA/China
2019 PG 100 mins
director: Lulu Wang
"This exquisite experience is not depressing in the slightest. Conversely, you will leave in a state of hope and happiness most movies could never hope to inspire.."
Leigh Paatsch - Herald-Sun
This film will begin at 6.55pm in Cinema 1 and at 7.05pm in Cinema 2
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/cast
Shuzhen Zhao - 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
Yongbo Jiang - Uncle Haibin
Han Chen - Hao Hao
Aoi Mizuhara - Aiko
Xiang Li - Aunty Ling
Hongli Liu - Aunty Gao
/crew
Director/Writer - Lulu Wang
Producers - Anita Gou, Daniele Tate Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng
Co-producers- Dan Balgoyan, Joshua M. Cohen
Executive Producer/producer - Eddie Rubin
Music - Alex Weston
Cinematography- Anna Franquesa Solano
Film Editing - Matt Friedman, Michael Taylor
Casting - Anne Kang, Leslie Woo
Production Design - Yong Ok Lee
Art Direction - W. Haley Ho
Set Decoration - Joseph Sorelle, Hanrui Wang
Costume Design - Vanessa Porter, Athena Wang
Filmed on location in Changchun, China, New York
" My goal is, no matter what genre or story, I'll find a personal angle. It doesn't have to be autobiographical, or specifically Asian-American. It has to explore a burning question that I have."
Lulu Wang