Up the Yangtze poster

Up the Yangtze

The river that erased her past will write her future

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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.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$783K
Language
Mandarin
  • peasant
  • tourist
  • family history
  • modern china
  • forced relocation
  • yangtze river

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Yung Chang

Writers

Yung Chang

Produced in

Canada, China

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival18 Jan 2008
    • PremiereBig Sky Documentary Film Festival18 Feb 2008
    • Theatrical (limited)NR25 Apr 2008
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalDVD4 Mar 2009
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereVancouver International Film Festival30 Sept 2007
    • Theatrical (limited)PGToronto, ON8 Feb 2008
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereK-12DocPoint Film Festival25 Jan 2009
    • TV4 Aug 2010
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki Documentary Festival7 Mar 2008
  • HungaryHU

    • Premiere12Titanic International Filmpresence Festival26 Apr 2009
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere12Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival23 Nov 2007
  • NorwayNO

    • Premiere12Oslo International Film Festival22 Nov 2008
  • PolandPL

    • Premiere12Planete Doc Review11 May 2008
    • Theatrical11 Jul 2008

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Up the Yangtze was released on 8 February 2008.

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