Up the Yangtze
This film is a gem. In a simple narrative a whole geopolitical phenomena which is China today is portrayed. As someone who has lived and taught in Asia, the characters...
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Up the Yangtze
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...Start your free trial to watch
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Up the Yangtze
very depressing and accurate
Up the Yangtze
The film was very interesting to me because it brought back memories of when I made the trip. I went down the Yangtze River during the mid 1980's. It wasn't...
Up the Yangtze
Disturbing and powerful, like the river itself. It's a documentary, it explores the lives of ordinary Chinese without blinking at government corruption.