In wry long takes and glossy black-and-white, Laila Pakalnina's Latvian satire sharpens its knives on cold war boundary-watching with devastating wit. While three soldiers search for a border jumper who, Cinderella-style, has left behind only a single shoe, the camera tracks impassively as their antics become increasingly desperate. A study in juxtaposition and control, seems slight at first, but it slowly penetrates, as the simplicity of its construction raises its story to allegorical heights.

Starring:

Ivars Brakovskis, Igors Buraks, Viktors Cestnovs, Andrejs Garnavl, Lyudmila Golubeva, Vadims Grossmans, Jevgenijs Ivanicevs, Alna Jaunzeme, Aivars Kalnarajs, Vilke Liman, Arko Okk, Olegs Teterins, Jaan Tätte, Alja Uzulena, Irina Yegorova

Genre:

Drama, Comedy