Movie Details
Original Language:German
Production Companies:Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion, RBB, NDR, SWR, ARTE
Cast & Crew
A
Anette Fleming
Editor
J
Jörg Rothe
Producer
L
Lutz Reitemeier
Director of Photography
A
Alexander Ris
Producer
The Chinese Shoes
1 hr 44 minDocumentary
Plot
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.