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POV | Fallen City | PBS

Watch the full-length program at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365294237/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=amdo_coverfullprogram (US Only)
Find out more at: http://www.pbs.org/pov/fallencity
“Fallen City” will air July 28, 2014 on PBS. Check local listings.

A documentary film by Zhao Qi

In today’s go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt—boasting new and improved civic amenities—in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as Fallen City reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss—most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildren—and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Zhao Qi offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity.