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A poignant tale in which two Chinese people return to their ancient village of Fengjie as it is being destroyed and submerged during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
China/Hong Kong | 2006 | Jia Zhang-ke
Winner of the top prize at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, the fifth feature from the maker of The World, A Touch of Sin, and Ash Is Purest White remains one of Jia Zhang-ke’s greatest works. It’s a poignant tale in which two Chinese people return to their ancient village of Fengjie as it is being destroyed and submerged during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. (This massive hydroelectric project displaced 1.2 million ... view more »
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