Name: Jia ling jiang bian
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Cast: Beiyuan Wei, Nan Lei, Tao Song

The literal translation of the title of this film is: The river front of River Jia-Ling.

River Jia Ling is a river in Si-Chuan province that flows into Yangtze River.  The region is remote and the living standard is not high.  Workers overcome difficulties to make the plant effective and many of them are volunteers who just want to contribute something positive to the society and their dedication deserves a salute.

Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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Set in 1940s, Chongqing City. Ji Daming is a skilled technical worker and fired by factory manager because of pointing out an engineer's mistake. Ji then takes a job as handyman on a ferry and gets to know Zhu, an undercover member of CCP. Ji follows Zhu and moves to a transport team later. Both of them lead the team to protect the factory's property from being stolen.

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