The late 1950s. 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.
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Cast
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Ivars Brakovskis
Militiaman Kristaps
Known for
Catherine the Great
Igors Buraks
Andrej
Laila Pakalnina
Michael D Aglion
Michael D. Aglion
Viktors Čestnovs
Roberts
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Gints Berzins
Eric d'Arbeloff
Andrejs Garnavl
Lieutenant
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Christoph Hahnheiser
Sandra Alksne
Vadims Grossmans
Volodja
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Laila Pakalnina Director · Gints Bērziņš Cinematographer Sandra Alksne Editor
First release March 1, 1998 · Produced in France, Germany, Latvia · Languages Latvian, Russian
Production
ARTE
Production
Schlemmer Film
Production
Black Forest Films
Production
ZDF
Production
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production
National Film Centre of Latvia
Production
France · Germany · Latvia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kurpe
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian · Russian
Release dates
Latvia · March 1, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 28, 2009 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Canada
August 29, 1998 · Montréal Film Festival
Czechia
January 27, 2002 · Febio Film Festival
France
May 22, 1998 · Premiere
January 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 5, 1999 · German speaking region
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