The Chinese Shoes (2004)

Release Date: 2004-10-27
Runtime: 1h 44min
Production Company: Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Production Country: Germany
Director: Tamara Wyss

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.