The Farewell (2019)

Based On the Life of: Lulu Wang

Starring: Awkwafina

Movie Budget: $3 million  

Star Salary: $200,000

Based on the autobiography What You Don’t Know by Lulu Wang, The Farewell is a touching story of an American-born woman named Billi who travels to China to say goodbye to her dying grandmother. In a complicated twist, her grandmother is the only person in the family that does not know she is dying.

The family, instead, returns under the guise of a staged wedding to say a stealthy goodbye without wounding the grandmother’s pride. The movie was directed by Lulu Wang and stars Awkwafina in the lead role. The movie is both funny and sad, and it won a Golden Globe for Best Actress.