The Shoe
– Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have inf..
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.
Release Date:
20 Jan 1999
Language:
Russian, Latvian
Director:
Laila Pakalnina
Writer:
Laila Pakalnina
Main Actors:
Ivars Brakovskis, Igors Buraks, Viktors Cestnovs, Andrejs Garnavl
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?
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