How much of the dialogue in The Farewell is in Mandarin?

I wanna watch the movie with my family, but prime only has English subtitles and my parents would need a movie to have Mandarin audio or subtitles.

I've read that most of the dialogue is in Mandarin, but I was hoping that someone could onfirm.

Posted Jul 12, 2021, 12:58 PM UTC

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I-Amsterdam•

Been a while since i watched it, i think most of the dialogue is in mandarin, but I'm not sure, could be about 70%šŸ˜… but awkwafina's mandarin is not so good.

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misken67•

Akwafina is playing an ABC and her Chinese skill fits the level of most ABCs who had her character's upbringing.

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Longjumping_Ad3977•

Watched twice and cried both times. There is a lot of Mandarin in them. I think it is a must watch movie. But I’m not sure how the English subtitle did a good job translating the dialogue. There were people laughing at all the wrong places.

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justflipping•

I looked it up and according to this site, it's about 70% Mandarin. Did a quick look if there were versions with Mandarin subtitles since the movie did have a limited release with them, but I couldn't find it. There are, however, sites like subscene with Chinese subtitle tracks if you happen to have a copy.

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[deleted]•

Pretty much the whole thing is in Mandarin! There are some English scenes but almost all of it is in Mandarin because it's mostly set in China if I remember correctly

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