POV Season 21 Up the Yangtze 2008
Nearing completion, China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless ancient villages and historic locales will be submerged, and 2 million people will lose their homes and livelihoods. The Yu family desperately seeks a reprieve by sending their 16-year-old daughter to work in the cruise ship industry that has sprung up to give tourists a last glimpse of the legendary river valley. With cinematic sweep, Up the Yangtze explores lives transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, a hotly contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle. An official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. An EyeSteelFilm/National Film Board of Canada production in association with American Documentary | P.O.V. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).
- Released: 2008-10-08
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. Election Day 2008-07-01
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3. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández 2008-07-08
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4. The Last Conquistador 2008-07-15
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5. 9 Star Hotel 2008-07-22
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6. Campaign 2008-07-29
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8. Belarusian Waltz 2008-08-12
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9. The Judge and the General 2008-08-19
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10. Calavera Highway 2008-09-16
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11. Critical Condition 2008-09-30
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12. In the Family 2008-10-01
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13. Up the Yangtze 2008-10-08
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14. Soldiers of Conscience 2008-10-16
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15. Inheritance 2008-12-10
