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Up the Yangtze (Institutional DVD Version) - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB544837
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  Mila Aung-Thwin, Germaine Ying Gee Wong, John Christou, Daniel Cross, Ravida Din, Sally Bochner, Sydney Suissa, Stephen Hunter, Cara Mertes, Jean Pelletier, Hans Robert Eisenhauer
Directors:  Yung Chang
Producing Agencies:  EyesteelFilm Inc. (Montreal), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Business Studies, Canadian Social Studies, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, Geography, Global Issues, Global Studies, Social Issues, Social Studies, Tech/Voc, Travel
Language:  English
Grade Level:  Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2008
Running Time:  133:27
Closed Captions:  Yes


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A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "the river." See it while you can. 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 the 21st century Chinese dream. Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang crafts a moving depiction of peasant life, a powerful narrative of contemporary China, and a disquieting glimpse into a future that awaits us all.


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