Fresh
The movie never editorializes; it simply presents. It is tragedy, not statistics.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Up the Yangtze
The river that erased her past will write her future
2008 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Yung Chang
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Up the Yangtze
Overview
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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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
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The tone is finally one of wistful resignation.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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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
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
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