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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.
May 17, 2018 · Walking Past the Future: Directed by Ruijun Li. With Zishan Yang, Fang Yin, Qinqin Li, Renhua Na. The Yangs have moved from Gansu, one of the poorest provinces in Northwestern China, and settled in Shenzhen in South China more than 20 years ago.
Mar 9, 2019 · “Walking Past the Future” could be more impactful, considering the topics it deals with, but the approach Li Ruijun implemented stresses the entertainment aspect more, and what is where the film's value lies.
Having hoped to find a future for their next generation, the Yangs only reckon that after many hard years of working in Shenzhen as construction and factory workers, the new Shenzhen no longer has a place for them. They return to their home village in Gansu.
Yang Yaoting, their Shenzhen-born daughter, who has neither a Shenzhen residency nor a college degree, sees none of the future her parents have envisioned for her in modern Shenzhen. Amidst the harsh reality of daily life, the quiescent, soft-spoken Yaoting, along with her peers, leads a solitary life, and can only find solace in the fantasy ...
May 12, 2017 · Overview. A second generation migrant with a dehumanizing factory job returns to the land her family members left behind when they went to the city for a better life. Li Ruijun. Director, Writer. Reviews. Videos. Backdrops. Posters.
May 21, 2017 · Cannes Film Review: ‘Walking Past the Future’ A family of Chinese factory workers returns to their farm in Shenzhen, only to find their land no longer belongs to them in Li...
