The Farewell” is based on a lie. But isn’t it wrong to lie?

At the heart of Lulu Wang's personal film lies that simplistically complex crisis. In all its grief, joy, and anguish any audience could burst into laughter and then stop to reflect the next second.

This crisis was actually writer-director Lulu Wang’s: Her beloved grandmother was dying back in China and her family decided not to tell the matriarch to protect her from living in fear for her remaining days. Instead, they planned a wedding as an excuse to bring everyone together to see their grandma one last time.

Lulu Wang strikes a harmonious balance throughout the film to tell her story. The film, which is equally moving and whimsical, feels like a warm blanket and a kiss goodnight, even when much of it foreshadows death.

In line with Women’s History Month, there are several notable female performances, namely Awkwafina in the lead role. Although she is more known for her comedic outings in films such as “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians,'' her performance in “The Farewell” took a dramatic turn that still maintains her captivating appeal while taking place in a rather somber setting.

At its core, the film is simply a story about an Asian-American family written by an Asian-American woman. It is a story of love between parents and children. It documents the struggles of immigrant parents’ sacrifices so that their children may have the stability they never had in the land of opportunities.

It is within a family full of struggles and conflict that they choose to understand and resolve. It’s about the exhausting push and pulls of cultures, the shame of being under your own skin yet rejected by your “American” community. It’s a film that tackles cultural clashes without the cheesy stereotypes or clichés. Without even exhausting the film’s 100-minute runtime, Lulu Wang captures a genuine look at this simplistically complex family, and how all the frustrations and misunderstandings simmer down to each family member.

That is the story of “The Farewell”. And it is the story of many more.