Released Date:
2008-07-11
Languages:
English, Mandarin
Countries:
Canada
Runtime:
93 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (1539 Reviews)
Director:
Yung ChangGenres:
DocumentaryA 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.
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