Walking Past the Future

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Walking Past the Future
Film poster
Directed byLi Ruijun
Written byLi Ruijun
Starring
CinematographyWang Weihua
Edited byLi Ruijun
Music byPeyman Yazdanian
Release dates
  • 20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (China)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Walking Past the Future (

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

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.

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