Synopsis
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.
Up the Yangtze (2007) is a 1h 33min documentary feature film by Yung Chang. At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a crui...
Key facts
Cast
Campbell Ping He, Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Cindy Shui Yu, Yung Chang
Original language
Mandarin
First release
February 8, 2008 (Canada)
Production companies
EYESTEEL (YANGTZE) PRODUCTIONS, EyeSteelFilm, OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, National Film Board of Canada
Broadcasters
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Funding
AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM, CANADA. CRÉDIT D'IMPÔT POUR FILM OU VIDÉO CANADIEN, CBC NEWSWORLD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS INTERNATIONAL, POV, QUÉBEC. CRÉDIT D'IMPÔT CINÉMA ET TÉLÉVISION, SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES, SOCIÉTÉ RADIO-CANADA, ZWEITES DEUTSCHES FERNSEHEN (ALLEMAGNE, RÉPUBLIQUE FÉDÉRALE D')
Crew
Screenplay
Yung Chang
Producer
Mila Aung-Thwin, John Christou, Li Li, Michael Mk Siu, Germaine Ying Gee Wong, Lixin Fan
Cinematography
Wang Shi Qing
Editing
Hannele Halm
Music
Olivier Alary
Trailer
Stills
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Titles
| Original title | Up the Yangtze | |
| Québec French title | Sur le Yangzi | |
| Alternate title | Yan jiang er shang |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | February 8, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 25, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Poland | July 11, 2008 |
| Television | Finland | August 4, 2010 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Australia | March 4, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Yung Chang |
| Cast | Campbell Ping He (himself), Jerry Bo Yu Chen (himself), Cindy Shui Yu (herself), Yung Chang (Narrator) |
| Screenplay | Yung Chang |
| Producer | Mila Aung-Thwin, John Christou, Li Li, Michael Mk Siu, Germaine Ying Gee Wong, Lixin Fan |
| Executive producer | Mila Aung-Thwin, Sally Bochner, Daniel Cross, Ravida Din |
| Cinematography | Wang Shi Qing |
| Editing | Hannele Halm |
| Music | Olivier Alary |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
