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The Chinese Shoes

The Chinese Shoes

Tamara Wyss

2004

  • Documentary
8.0

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.

Cast & crew

  • Tamara WyssDirector
  • Tamara WyssSelf
  • Timmo NiesnerNarrator (voice)
  • Franziska SchubertNarrator (voice)
  • Martina TregerNarrator (voice)

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