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Up the Yangtze

Up the Yangtze

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-07-11

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1539 Reviews)

Director:

Yung Chang

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

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.

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