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The Chinese Shoes
The Chinese Shoes
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The Chinese Shoes

Original Title: Die chinesischen Schuhe

2004
1h 44m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 44m

Storyline

Tamara Wyss retraces her grandparents’ 100-year-old German Empire expedition up the Yangtze through the Three Gorges just before the dam’s completion. Guided by their photos, letters, and recordings, she witnesses disappearing traditions amid China’s breakneck modernization.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Oct 27, 2004
Languages
Cantonese
German
English
Director
Tamara Wyss
Production
Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion
RBB
RBB
NDR
NDR
SWR
SWR
ARTE
ARTE
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Tamara Wyss

Self

Timmo Niesner

Timmo Niesner

Narrator (voice)

Franziska Schubert

Narrator (voice)

Martina Treger

Martina Treger

Narrator (voice)

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