The film is directed by Lulu Wang and based on actual events – plus “an actual lie”, as the trailer teases – from her life.

Lulu Wang said The Farewell explores the “different layers of China”.

“There’s Chinese and American generational culture, and there are different degrees of American culture,” she continued. “There’s the Chinese grandmother who grew up with the Communist Army, the uncle who moved from China to Japan — so it’s still Asian culture, but with certain differences.”

Wang said wanted the film to look at the “nuances of those gaps between these different family members”.

“One thing that unites them is the love of the grandmother,” she said.

The Farewell: the trailer for Awkwafina’s new film will make you laugh and cry