Walking Past the Future

2017 Chinese drama film

Yang Zishan
Yi Fang
Naren Hua

CinematographyWang WeihuaEdited byLi RuijunMusic byPeyman Yazdanian

Release dates

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) (Cannes)
17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (China)

Running time

128 minutesCountryChinaLanguageMandarin

Walking Past the Future (Chinese: 路過未來) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Li Ruijun. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

Yang Yaoting's family returns to their village in Gansu after both her parents are laid off from their jobs in Shenzhen but find that life has changed drastically from the one they left 25 years earlier. Yaoting goes back to Shenzhen, and in the hopes of providing her family a home in the city, takes part in high-risk medical tests at a hospital, with tragic consequences.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast

Yang Zishan as Yang Yaoting
Yi Fang as Xinmin
Li Qinqin
Zhou Yunpeng
Naren Hua

References

^ Steve Pond (27 April 2017). "Cannes Film Festival Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup". The Wrap. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ Romney, Jonathan (22 May 2017). "'Walking Past the Future': Cannes Review". China Daily. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ Lee, Maggie (21 May 2017). "Cannes Film Review: 'Walking Past the Future'". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ Tsui, Clarence (20 May 2017). "'Walking Past the Future' ('Lu Guo Wei Lai'): Film Review – Cannes 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ Romney, Jonathan (20 May 2017). "'Walking Past the Future': Cannes Review". Screen International. Retrieved 14 March 2018.