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Mar 24, 2023 · The Best Is Yet to Come: Directed by Jing Wang. With White-K, Miao Miao, Songwen Zhang, Yang Song. China, 2003. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed journalism intern Han Dong decides to change the fate of 100 million people with a single article.
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- Drama
- Jing Wang
- 2023-03-24
The Best Is Yet to Come (Chinese: 不止不休, Bu zhi bu xiu) is a 2020 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Jing, in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real figure of journalist Han Fudong, who exposed the social stigma against hepatitis B -suffering people in China.
- Passion of The Journalist
- Nostalgia For A Better Time
- Stretched Thin
As stirring music plays in the background, The Best Is Yet to Come begins with video interviews of ordinary Chinese describing an unnamed tragedy. “I used to have so many dreams, many ambitions—all swept away in a flash,” one man recounts. It’s not until later we learn they’re remembering the moments they received diagnoses for Hepatitis B, a predo...
Viewers familiar with Jia Zhangke’s work will see Wang Jing exhibit a similarly high quality of cinematography and production design in The Best Is Yet to Come. Rich colors and careful camerawork complement the film’s portrayal of sensitive subjects, and evoke a feeling of nostalgia for early 2000’s Beijing—an arguably more hopeful and carefree tim...
Despite its superb artistry and courageous depiction of social issues, The Best Is Yet to Come may not resonate as much as other socially conscious films. One apt comparison that most Western critics have missed is Dying to Survive—one of 2018’s top-grossing Chinese movies. Like The Best Is Yet to Come, Dying to Survive depicts a man who goes again...
Sep 13, 2020 · A working class boy (White K.) from the provinces who arrives in Beijing to become a journalist faces a major ethical decision in Wang Jing’s newspaper drama produced by Jia Zhang-ke, 'The Best...
Rated: 2/4 Sep 22, 2020 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety The message of admiration for professional perseverance and integrity delivered by director Wang Jing's debut is acutely valuable at this...
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- Bai Ke
- Wang Jing
- Drama
Sep 10, 2020 · A film about an infection and the upset, paranoia, and unease that follows is, well, tailor-made for right now. There is no better time, then, to see director Jin Wang’s The Best Is Yet to Come, a selection at both the 2020 Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Sep 15, 2020 · An urgent, compelling debut detailing a Hepatitis B scandal in China and the underdog reporter who exposed it, produced by Jia Zhangke. By Jessica Kiang. Courtesy of Toronto Film Festival. From...
