Based on a lie: Filmmaker talks complicated decision at the heart of ‘The Farewell’

Writer and director Lulu Wang’s new film “The Farewell” is deeply personal — it’s “based on an actual lie” from her real life. The movie follows a family as they stage a fake wedding to be with their grandmother without telling her she’s dying from cancer, and asks big questions about when it’s okay to hide the truth.

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