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Up the Yangtze (2007)

93 min  -  Documentary   -  30 September 2007 (Canada)
7.4
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At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.

Director:

Yung Chang

Writer:

Yung Chang

Stars:

Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Campbell Ping He and Cindy Shui Yu
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Storyline

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. Written by National Film Board of Canada  

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Plot Keywords:

China | Three Gorges Dam | Modern China | Cruise Ship | Yangtze River  | See more »

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The river that erased her past will write her future

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Documentary

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Mandarin

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Also Known As:

Sur le Yangzi See more »

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,851 (USA) (27 April 2008) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$783,416 (USA) (26 October 2008)
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Eye Steel Film, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (35 mm version) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Confucius: By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
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