The Shoe

Name: The Shoe
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1999-01-20
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Andrejs Garnavl, Viktors Cestnovs, Igors Buraks, Ivars Brakovskis

– Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have inf..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 23 Minutes

Release Year:

1998

Original Name:

Kurpe

Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have infiltrated the Soviet border from the sea. One morning, three Soviet patrolmen discover a woman’s shoe in the sand and footsteps leading to the quaint little village of Liepaja.

Story Timeline:

1950s

Producing Country:

Latvia, Germany, France

Filming Locations:

Latvia, Soviet Union, Romania

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

20 Jan 1999

Language:

Russian, Latvian

Directed by:

Laila Pakalnina

Story Written By:

Laila Pakalnina

Main Actors:

Andrejs Garnavl, Viktors Cestnovs, Igors Buraks, Ivars Brakovskis

Plot:

The Shoe is set in a seaside Latvian town in the 1950s and deals with absurd laws of life in a border state. The intriguing black-and-white is a contemporary retro tale about Cinderella's slipper, which, in this variation, is found on the beach in a border zone. Russian soldiers take on the role of the prince. But who is Cinderella?

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10