Crocodile in the Yangtze (2012): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2012, Crocodile in the Yangtze is a documental film directed by Porter Erisman, running about 77 minutes.

What it’s about. Crocodile in the Yangtze follows China's first Internet entrepreneur and former English teacher, Jack Ma, as he battles US giant eBay on the way to building China's first global Internet company, Alibaba Group. An independent memoir written, directed and produced by an American who worked in Ma's company for eight years, Crocodile in the Yangtze captures the emotional ups and downs of life in a Chinese Internet startup at a time when the Internet brought China face-to-face with the West. Crocodile in the Yangtze draws on 200 hours of archival footage filmed by over 35 sources between 1995 and 2009. The film presents a strikingly candid portrait of Ma and his company, told from the point of view of an “American fly on a Chinese wall” who witnessed the successes and the mistakes Alibaba encountered as it grew from a small apartment into a global company employing 16,000 staff.

Who’s in it. Crocodile in the Yangtze stars Jack Ma as Jack Ma and Porter Erisman as Narrator.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Crocodile in the Yangtze sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Crocodile in the Yangtze page.

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