The Chinese Shoes (2004)

Die chinesischen Schuhe

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.

Production

NDR · SWR · ARTE · RBB · Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion