Bittersweet family drama "The Farewell" set for November China screening

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- "The Farewell," a critically acclaimed comedy-drama film, is set for theatrical release on the Chinese mainland on Nov. 22, according to the China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association.

Based on a real-life story, the film follows a Chinese family who, upon learning that their grandmother has terminal lung cancer, decide not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion before she dies.

Directed and written by Lulu Wang, the family drama currently has a score of eight out of ten on film review platform Douban based on nearly 4,000 reviews.

"The Farewell" picked up the audience favorite award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival London.