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Up the Yangtze
The river that erased her past will write her future
The river that erased her past will write her future
Documentary - 2007
Up the Yangtze
7.5
96%
84
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.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
30 Sep 2007
Country:
CA, CN
Languages:
Chinese, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$783,000
Awards:
14 wins & 11 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The movie never editorializes; it simply presents. It is tragedy, not statistics.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
10 Jul 2008
fresh:
Myth and reality, past and present, tradition and progress go head to head in Yung Chang's remarkable documentary about China's longest river, Up the Yangtze.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
3 Jul 2008
fresh:
The tone is finally one of wistful resignation.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
27 Jun 2008
fresh:
There's plenty for the director to focus on. Examining the dam's environmental impact alone would take another whole movie. Instead, [director] Yung trains his lens mainly on the cultural impact.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
26 Jun 2008
fresh:
Visually stunning, this documentary by Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang is part travelogue, part social critique of China's economic miracle and the sweeping cultural changes it is forcing in its wake.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
26 Jun 2008
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