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Theatrical Release Date:
04/25/2008
DVD Release Date:
11/18/2008
Run Time:
93min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Zeitgeist
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Documentary
Plot: Director Yung Chang uses the construction of China's massive Three Gorges Dam as a springboard to better understanding the social hierarchies and changing times in his homeland in this documentary focusing on the luxury cruise ship that carries ... Read More
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Movie was ok but not great, We took the cruise the year before the dam was finished. I was looking for more about the history and the impact to the enviornment, not just about a couple of select ind... ividuals. Full Review
This movie demonstrates how backwards communist China really is, and how big government and how some leader can just take away people's rights on a whim. Here in the West many people believe that Chin... a is an up and coming nation. The fact is that outside of the cities in China, people are riding in ox-carts, selling their daughters for adoption, and starving Full Review
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