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"IMMENSE AND UNFORGETTABLE"
-Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR


"OUTSTANDING... GORGEOUSLY SHOT AND AS GRIPPING AS AN EPIC NOVEL"
-Liam Lacey, THE GLOBE AND MAIL


“A GLORIOUSLY CINEMATIC DOC”
-John Anderson, VARIETY






UP THE YANGTZE
is the top grossing 35mm film in Canada this week, in per-screen average!   


-Opens this Friday the 22nd in Montreal at the AMC Forum!
-Opens Friday, March 7th at the Quartier Latin!(sous-titres français)
-Held over in Vancouver at The Ridge Cinema!
-Held over in Toronto at the Cumberland Cineplex!
(Director Yung Chang and producers will be at Montreal screenings for Q and A sessions)


(More screenings + times below)

SYNOPSIS:
In China, the mighty Yangtze is known simply as “The River.” It is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, the Three Gorges Project.  At the river’s edge, a girl named Yu Shui says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. She is leaving to work on a cruise line that takes tourists on a "Farewell to the Three Gorges Tour", where visitors get to wave goodbye to 5000 years of civilization. It's "The Love Boat" meets "Apocalypse Now". The Three Gorges Dam — contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle — provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. 95 minutes, 35mm. Named one of Canada's Top Ten Films, winner of best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver Film Festival, UP THE YANGTZE opens its theatrical run in Canada on February 8th, 2008. Presented in glorious 35mm in Dolby 5.1 Surround , UP THE YANGTZE is a cinematic immersion in China's rapidly changing landscape. Please show your support by coming out OPENING WEEKEND. Documentaries don't last long in theaters without your SUPPORT!


SHOWTIMES:
Toronto: HELD OVER 3rd WEEK, Cumberland Cineplex
Show times: 12:15 / 2:40  / 5:05 / 7:35  / 10:00, 159 Cumberland St. (at Avenue Rd.)  tel. (416) 964-9359 (open run)


Vancouver: HELD OVER 2nd WEEK, Feb 15, The Ridge Theater
Show times: 2:30 / 7:00 / 9:00 (Open Run), 3131 Arbutus St, at 16th Ave,  (604) 738-6311 (open run)


Montreal: OPENING WEEKEND February 22, AMC Forum, Metro Atwater (at Ste Catherine)
Showtimes:  Fri - 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30.  Sat-Sun 12:15, 2:50,5:20,7:55, 10:30. (514) 904-1250 (open run)
Starts March 7th at the Quartier Latin (French subtitles) (514) 849-4422 (open run)


Calgary: Open run starts Friday Feb.29th - Landmark Globe Cinema, 617-8 Avenue S.W.
Ottawa: Limited engagement begins February 29th: BYTOWNE -  325 Rideau  tel. (613) 789-3456
Victoria: Open run starts Friday March 7th - Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas, 780 Yates Street


More screenings:
February 22-March 1, Salmon Arm Film Festival, Salmon Arm, BC
plays Sat.Feb.23 @ 10:30am @ Salmar Grand Theatre
plays Sat.Feb.23 @ 7pm @ Salmar Classic Theatre
February 22 - Port Moody Film Society Canadian Film Festival (www.pmfilm.ca)
February 27- Village 8 Cinemas, Whistler, BC, 7pm and 9pm, 4295 Blackcomb Way
February 28-March 2 - Kingston Canadian Film Festival
March 6-9 - London Canadian Film Festival (www.londoncanfilmfest.ca)
March 7-13 - Princess Cinemas, Waterloo, ON
March 24 - Cine-Club Laval, Quebec (French version)
March 27 - MUN Cinema Series, Memorial University, St.John's, NFLD
March 28 - April 2 - Cinematheque Winnipeg, 304-100 Arthur Street, (204)-925-3458
March 28 - April 2 - Guelph, ON The Bookstore Cinema, 41 Quebec Street, (519) 821-3311
April 3 - Sackville Film Society, Vogue Cinema, Sackville, NB
April 4 - Vallican Whole Community, Vallican, BC
April 10 - Cape Breton Island Film Series, Empire Sydney Theatres, Sydney, NS
April 14 - Oakville, ON, OAKVILLE ARTS COUNCIL, Mews Cinemas 171 Speers Road
April 14 - Nakusp, BC, Nakusp Bonnington Arts Centre
April 20 - Rossland, BC, Rossland Miner's Hal
April 26 - CNC Theatre Film Group, College of New Caladonia, Prince George, BC
April 30 - Kelowna, BC, Paramount Kelowna, 261 Bernard Avenue, 7:00
May 7 - Galaxy Theatre, Brockville, ON
May 12 - Red Deer, Alberta, Park Plaza Theatre, 5214-47th Avenue
May 21 - Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Acadia Cinema, 450 Main Street


U.S. release is slated for April 2008 by Zeitgeist Films

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