Synopsis

When the Three Gorges Dam was completed in 2009, it was the world’s largest. Its reservoir also submerged villages and displaced thousands of residents. Made famous by the verses of the poet Li Bai, Fengjie, in Chongqing, was one of those villages. Since January 2002, when the dam’s waters began to rise, the lives of the village’s inhabitants have revolved around the question of migration. As this spectacle begins, so the strengths and weaknesses of the villagers rise to the surface, for they are gripped by anxiety about the future. A film which poignantly captures an era in transition.