"The river that erased her past will write her future" 08 February 2008 Factual 93 mins
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.
Watch the official Up the Yangtze 2008 trailer in HD below or find more Up the Yangtze videos on Vidimovie.
Campbell Ping He as himself
Jerry Bo Yu Chen as himself
Cindy Shui Yu as herself
Yung Chang as Narrator
Yung Chang Director
Mila Aung-Thwin Producer
Germaine Ying Gee Wong Producer
Hannele Halm Editor
Australia 04 March 2009
Canada 30 September 2007
Finland 04 August 2010
Greece 07 March 2008
Hungary 26 April 2009
Netherlands 23 November 2007
Norway 22 November 2008
Poland 11 July 2008
United States 25 April 2008
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Up the Yangtze:
DVD AVAILABLE AT THE ULTIMATE INDIE STORE A film by Yung Chang "An astonishing documentary of culture clash and the erasure ...
International premiere at IDFA 2007 A luxurious cruise ship sails down the mythical Yangtze River amidst a ...
International premiere at IDFA 2012 A luxurious cruise ship sails down the mythical Yangtze River amidst a ...
A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." In the biggest engineering endeavour since ...
An award-winning feature-length documentary in which the Three Gorges Dam forms an unsettling backdrop to a richly detailed narrative of life inside ...
Nearing completion China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless ...
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Have you watched Up the Yangtze yet? What did you think about it?