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Up the Yangtze

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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.

With Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit, Chang’s Upstairs Downstairs approach beautifully captures the microcosmic society of

Tags: zeitgeist films, documentary, historical
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Director: Yung Chang
Writer: Yung Chang
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Cast: Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Campbell Ping He, Cindy Shui Yu

Release: April 25, 2008

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