Walking Past the Future

2017

2h 9m

Drama

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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.

Jonathan Romney

Screen International

Uneven dramatic treatment makes for a less than entirely cogent modern tragedy.

May 22, 2017

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Clarence Tsui

Hollywood Reporter

By reducing his film to a melancholic relationship drama, Li ignores the overwhelming social malaise shaping his characters' gloomy present and future - the title of the film, after all, is about how hope and progress seem to have passed them by.

May 22, 2017

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Maggie Lee

Variety

Ruijun boldly alludes to a system that's utterly indifferent to the welfare of its vast working class. However, the grueling human misery and glum tone provide almost no relief or hope for a solution.

May 22, 2017

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

"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.

Dec 2, 2019

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

Walking Past the Future moves at a glacial pace, and lacks any bold, stylistic flourishes.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 10, 2018

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Audience Member

touching the topic and stories are so close to something that could be happenning or had happen there. saw it in china in VO and i truly enjoyed it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Ruijun Li
Screenwriter: Ruijun Li
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2h 9m