Go Away Mr. Tumor

Go Away Mr. Tumor (滚蛋吧！肿瘤君, 2015) is a Chinese comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Han Yan adapted the autobiographical webcomic by Xiong Dun, a young illustrator who was diagnosed with lymphoma at 29 and documented her illness with dark wit before dying in 2012.

Bai Baihe plays Xiong Dun as someone who responds to a terminal diagnosis not with quiet acceptance but with a stubborn, frequently funny insistence on doing exactly what she wants — which includes paying closer attention to a surgeon played by Daniel Wu. The film earns its comedy: it doesn't use jokes to sidestep the difficult parts, it uses them to get nearer. One of the bigger domestic hits China saw that year. Watch Go Away Mr. Tumor online on iFILM.