THE FAREWELL Trailer Premiere Experience the first THE FAREWELL trailer! The film, written and directed by Lulu Wang (Posthumous), stars Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, and Jiang Yongbo. THE FAREWELL will be released in theaters on July 12. A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. 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.