Movie: The Dreams of Yangtze

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    The construction of the Three Gorges Dam will force nearly a million people on both sides of the river to relocate from their villages. This film follows several local families as they face the fate of leaving their villages, complaining about being forced to leave their ancestral homeland, resigning themselves to the situation, and reluctantly reacting.

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    1998-01-01

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