Up the Yangtze

A FILM BY Yung Chang

Parmi les meilleurs documentaires des dernières années
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"ADMIRABLE! - *** 1/2" -La Presse "PARMI LES MEILLEURS DOCUMENTAIRES DES DERNIÈRES ANNÉES" -The Montreal Mirror À couper le souffle !
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Un excellent documentaire empreint d'humanité
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Synopsis

In China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the gargantuan waterway. Singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking, UP THE YANGTZE gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.

Theatrical Release Date

Original Languages: English, Mandarin
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 93 min.
Year: 2007

Credits

CAST
Jerry Bo Yu Chen
Campbell Ping He
Cindy Shui Yu
DIRECTED BY
Yung Chang