A River Stilled

This film shows the story of a young couple who meet and marry while working on the Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River with a backdrop of the daily life of the ten thousand other workers This film covers the time span until the work of checking the dam is completed in November 1997 The young couple are standing at a difficult crossroad While he has lost his job she is about to give birth to their child No one knows what will befall the young couple but the film succeeds in making us feel invested in their hopes for the best in their future happiness