Walking Past the Future

Walking Past the Future
Film poster
Directed by	Li Ruijun
Written by	Li Ruijun
Starring	Yang Zishan Yi Fang Naren Hua
Cinematography	Wang Weihua
Edited by	Li Ruijun
Music by	Peyman Yazdanian
Release dates	20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) (Cannes) 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (China)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

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

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

External links

• Walking Past the Future at IMDb