Up the Yangtze

Documentary

2007, Movie, 1h 33min

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.

Country: Canada,China

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7.5

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Critic Kimberley Jones

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...[puts] a face on at least a few of those 2 million farmers and shopkeepers and other “common people” displaced by the rising waters...

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Up the Yangtze takes viewers on a journey along China's legendary waterway, The River, as a luxury cruise boat navigates the dramatic changes brought about by the Three Gorges Dam. Against the backdrop of this engineering marvel, the documentary follows the lives of two young people working on the ship - a 16-year-old girl from a poor family who's left behind her home and family, and a 19-year-old boy from a more affluent family seeking fortune through music and hard work. Through their stories, the film offers a unique glimpse into modern China's consumer economy, the clash between tradition and progress, and the dreams and aspirations of its people.

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Up the Yangtze was released in theaters on September 30, 2007.