Walking Past the Future explained

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

Notes and References

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