2019, PG, 100 minutes a bilingual movie in English and Mandarin Chinese is a comedy-drama written and directed by Lulu Wang.

It was filmed in Changchun, China, over 28 days, and received widespread acclaim, though not in China! Inspired by true events, the serious subject of a terminal illness diagnosis forms the basis for this Chinese family’s discovery that their grandmother, Nai Nai (Shuzhen Zhao), has only a short while to live. How does Chinese culture deal with this situation? Granddaughter Billi (Awkwafina) travels to China in an attempt to convince her family that it is wrong to withhold this diagnosis from her beloved grandmother. The family’s decision causes tension as they decide how to hide the truth from her. A make-believe wedding?? Through drama and comedy, Director, LuLu Wang, shares the story of her own grandmother’s diagnosis and the aftermath.