The Chinese Shoes

Name: The Chinese Shoes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 8

2004 · 104 min

Documentary

★ 8.0

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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.

Crew

Director Tamara Wyss
Writer Tamara Wyss
Director of Photography Lutz Reitemeier

Cast

T
Tamara Wyss
Self
Timmo Niesner
Narrator (voice)
F
Franziska Schubert
Narrator (voice)
Martina Treger
Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director — Tamara Wyss
Writer — Tamara Wyss
Director of Photography — Lutz Reitemeier

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