Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate.
MPAA rating: PG; thematic material, brief language and some smoking.|||general
A24, Big Beach, Kindred Spirit and Ray Production present ; a Big Beach production ; in association with Depth of Field and Seesaw ; co-producers, Josh Cohen, Dan Balgoyen ; executive producer, Eddie Rubin ; produced by Daniele Melia, p.g.a., Marc Turtletaub, p.g.a. & Peter Saraf, p.g.a., Andrew Miano, p.g.a. & Chris Weitz, p.g.a., Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, p.g.a., Anita Gou ; written and directed by Lulu Wang.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Special features: Audio commentary with writer/director Lulu Wang and director of photography Anna Franquesa-Solano; Nothing but the truth: confessions of a writer/director; Going home: a conversation with Awkwafina; Deleted scenes.
Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Chen Han, Aoi Mizuhara, Zhang Jing, Yang Xuejian.
DVD, widescreen (2.40:1); region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
English and Mandarin audio; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Director of photography, Anna Franquesa-Solano ; editors, Michael Taylor, Matthew Friedman ; music, Alex Weston.
