The Chinese Shoes

The Chinese Shoes

2004
1h 44min

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.

The Chinese Shoes

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.
    Released
    27 October 2004
    Runtime
    1h 44min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion, RBB, NDR, SWR, ARTE
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