The Shoe


1h 21m 1998

Brief Synopsis

One morning in the late 1950's, three Soviet patrolmen discover a woman's shoe in the sand and footsteps leading to the local village of Liepaja. The three patrolmen are determined to find the shoe's owner and discover why it was lost.

Film Details

Also Known As
Shoe
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Arte; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Afmd

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

Synopsis

One morning in the late 1950's, three Soviet patrolmen discover a woman's shoe in the sand and footsteps leading to the local village of Liepaja. The three patrolmen are determined to find the shoe's owner and discover why it was lost.

Film Details

Also Known As
Shoe
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Arte; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Afmd

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States May 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States on Video October 25, 2005

Released in United States September 1998

Shown at Arsenals International Film Forum in Riga, Latvia September 21-28, 1998.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 13-24, 1998.

Shown at Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinema in Cottbus, Germany November 11-15, 1998.

Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Regional Premieres) October 20 - November 15, 1999.

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.

Feature directorial debut for Laila Pakalnina.

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Regional Premieres) October 20 - November 15, 1999.)

Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 13-24, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Arsenals International Film Forum in Riga, Latvia September 21-28, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinema in Cottbus, Germany November 11-15, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video October 25, 2005

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Showcase/World Cinema) October 22-31, 1998.)