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Up the Yangtze
“The river that erased her past will write her future”
7.3 / 10• 2007• 1h 33m•NR• Chinese
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
CP
Campbell Ping He
himself
LeadJB
Jerry Bo Yu Chen
himself
CS
Cindy Shui Yu
herself
Yung Chang
Narrator
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yung Chang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Up the Yangtze is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
