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* ''VideoGame/BackStab'' has this happening in the second stage, after the first ends with you captured alive. You lose your coat, hat and boots and the following escape stage as you escape and steal a sword; you then spend the entire stage kicking ass shoeless. You regain boots one level later.

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* ''VideoGame/BackStab'' has this happening in the second stage, after the first ends with you captured alive. You lose your coat, hat and boots and the following escape stage as you escape and steal a sword; you then spend the entire stage kicking ass shoeless. You regain boots one level later.
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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Harley Quinn when detained by General Suarez’s army. She manages to escape and take a pair of boots before escaping.

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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Harley Quinn when detained by General Suarez’s army. She manages However, she uses her HandyFeet to escape and take escape, then takes a pair of boots before escaping.as she makes her getaway.
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* In ''Manga/FairyTail'' Erza spent part of her childhood enslaved by a cult. She and the other slaves were kept barefoot.
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* ''VideoGame/BackStab'' have this happening in the second stage, after the first ends with you captured alive. You lose your coat, hat and boots and the following escape stage as you escape and steals a sword you then spends the entire stage kicking ass shoeless. You regain boots one level later.

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* ''VideoGame/BackStab'' have has this happening in the second stage, after the first ends with you captured alive. You lose your coat, hat and boots and the following escape stage as you escape and steals steal a sword sword; you then spends spend the entire stage kicking ass shoeless. You regain boots one level later.
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* ''VideoGame/BackStab'' have this happening in the second stage, after the first ends with you captured alive. You lose your coat, hat and boots and the following escape stage as you escape and steals a sword you then spends the entire stage kicking ass shoeless. You regain boots one level later.
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* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' reduces Cassian to this on Narkina 5. [[spoiler:When prisoners fall out of line, the wardens electrocute their unprotected soles through the conductive floor.]]

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* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' reduces Cassian to this on Narkina 5. 5, since incoming prisoners must relinquish their footwear before entering the complex. [[spoiler:When prisoners inmates fall out of line, the wardens electrocute their unprotected soles through the conductive floor.]]
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* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' reduces Cassian to this on Narkina 5.[[spoiler:The wardens punish disobedient prisoners by electrocuting their unprotected soles through the conductive floor.]]

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* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' reduces Cassian to this on Narkina 5.[[spoiler:The wardens punish disobedient [[spoiler:When prisoners by electrocuting fall out of line, the wardens electrocute their unprotected soles through the conductive floor.]]
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* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' reduces Cassian to this on Narkina 5.[[spoiler:The wardens punish disobedient prisoners by electrocuting their unprotected soles through the conductive floor.]]
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* ''Film/EndOfDays'': Christine loses both her shoes after being abducted by Satanists in the movie's final act, and spends the entire ending running around through New York's subways, the streets, and into a church barefoot.
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* The first succubus you rescue in ''VideoGame/GunDevil'' is barefoot while tied up in chains.
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* In [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]], Princess Cassima is clad in rags and bare feet, while being held as a scullery girl by an evil wizard.
** She's also held captive in her bedroom, in [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow King's Quest VI]], though she's dressed in more elegant clothing and does appear to be wearing shoes (at least after she's taken from her room anyway).

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* In [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]], V]]'', Princess Cassima is clad in rags and bare feet, while being held as a scullery girl by an evil wizard.
** She's also held captive in her bedroom, in [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow King's Quest VI]], VI]]'', though she's dressed in more elegant clothing and does appear to be wearing shoes (at least after she's taken from her room anyway).
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May overlap with GoGoEnslavement or BarefootPoverty. A sister trope to ShirtlessCaptives.

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May overlap with GoGoEnslavement or BarefootPoverty. A sister trope to ShirtlessCaptives.
ShirtlessCaptives (though the captive could end up both shirtless and barefoot).
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* Historically, prisoners and slaves have often been kept barefoot, as described in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot#Slave_codes Other Wiki]]. [[Main/SocietyMarchesOn Changing attitudes to prisoner welfare]] mean that most nation states no longer practice this, either letting inmates keep their shoes or giving them a substitute pair.

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* Historically, prisoners and slaves have often been kept barefoot, as described in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot#Slave_codes Other Wiki]]. [[Main/SocietyMarchesOn Changing attitudes to prisoner welfare]] welfare mean that most nation states no longer practice this, either letting inmates keep their shoes or giving them a substitute pair.
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* An integral part of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_whipping the foot whipping torture method]]; since virtually all footwear provides some protection to the sole, it makes sense for the torture victim to be kept barefoot for at least this part of their captivity in order to provoke a [[Main/Cold-Blooded Torture "better"]] pain response.

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* An integral part of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_whipping the foot whipping torture method]]; since virtually all footwear provides some protection to the sole, it makes sense for the torture victim to be kept barefoot for at least this part of their captivity in order to provoke a [[Main/Cold-Blooded Torture [[Main/ColdBloodedTorture "better"]] pain response.

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In both fiction and RealLife, prisoners, slaves, and other captives are often made to go without shoes. This can be done for [[AgonyOfTheFeet practical]] or [[ShamefulStrip psychological]] reasons, or some combination of the two.

Note that the characters' captivity must somehow ''cause'' their shoeless state in order for this trope to apply. It does not apply to characters who normally went barefoot for [[DoesNotLikeShoes one]] [[BarefootLoon reason]] [[EarthyBarefootCharacter or]] [[BarefootSage another]] before being [[IHaveYourIndex abducted]], [[{{Prison}} imprisoned]] or [[MadeASlave enslaved]], and then simply continue to go barefoot afterwards.

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In both fiction and RealLife, prisoners, slaves, and other captives are often made to go without shoes. shoes and other footwear. This can be done for [[AgonyOfTheFeet practical]] or [[ShamefulStrip psychological]] reasons, or some combination of the two.

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two. Since wearing shoes tends to be regarded as the characters' captivity must somehow ''cause'' norm, the captives' bare feet can also serve as a visual indicator of their shoeless state lack of freedom both in-universe and [[IntendedAudienceReaction in order for this the real world]], particularly if no other clothing changes are involved.

Normally an InvokedTrope where the character is deliberately deprived of their shoes by their captors. Alternatively, the character may have [[LosingAShoeInTheStruggle ended up without shoes]] while attempting to flee from or fight off their captors or may have been somewhere where shoes are optional or forbidden when they got captured; in either scenario, the captors have little or no incentive to provide replacement footwear given the factors mentioned in the introduction. The
trope to apply. It does not apply to characters who normally went are routinely barefoot for [[DoesNotLikeShoes one]] [[BarefootLoon reason]] [[EarthyBarefootCharacter or]] [[BarefootSage another]] before being [[IHaveYourIndex abducted]], [[{{Prison}} imprisoned]] or [[MadeASlave enslaved]], and then simply continue to go barefoot afterwards.
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* [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074191/ ''The Betrayed'']]: Jamie's captors even tell her that her shoes have been taken away [[Main/BlatantLies "for [her] own protection"]].



* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}} (2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by the Harkonnen soldiers, with a few shots of their feet emphasizing the fact.
* [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663207/ ''Life of Crime'']] (2013): An example of the "Relaxing without shoes before being made captive" variation; "Mickey"'s bare feet (along with resulting AgonyOfTheFeet due to some breaking glass) actually get pointed out by one kidnapper before the other insists that "she don't need no shoes".
* ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}} (2005)'': Ann gets kidnapped by the islanders as she was getting ready for bed, and is thus in bare feet at the time of her attempted sacrifice... and for the rest of her time in the jungle for that matter.



* [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/ ''Rescue Dawn'']]: Part of how captured US airmen and other Pathet Lao prisoners are treated.



* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}} (2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by the Harkonnen soldiers, with a shot emphasizing Paul's bare feet.

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* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}} (2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by ''Film/TheTown'': Claire is ordered to remove her shoes for some reason or another during the Harkonnen soldiers, with a shot emphasizing Paul's opening bank robbery, leaving her in bare feet.feet for the rest of the robbery and her subsequent abduction (and eventual release onto a nearby shore).



* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Part of Margaery and then Cersei's RichesToRags treatment when imprisoned in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows''.

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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Part of Margaery and then Cersei's RichesToRags treatment when imprisoned in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows''.''Literature/AFeastForCrows'', having been stripped of all clothing and then given a sackcloth robe only.



* ''Series/{{Blindspot}}'': In "Mans Telepathic Loyal Lookouts", a psycho kidnaps Patterson and she wakes up in his cabin barefoot. When she tries to escape, it is snowing outside and they are in rocky terrain, so [[AgonyOfTheFeet her feet really suffer and they are bleeding]] by the time she is rescued.

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* ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24: Live Another Day]]'': Kate Morgan during "Day 9: 4:00pm-5:00pm"
* ''Series/{{Blindspot}}'': In "Mans Telepathic Loyal Lookouts", a psycho kidnaps Patterson and she wakes up in his cabin barefoot. When she tries to escape, it is snowing outside and they are in rocky terrain, so [[AgonyOfTheFeet her feet really suffer and they are bleeding]] by the time she is rescued. A similar situation, again involving Patterson, occurs in "Nor I Nigel, AKA Leg in Iron".



* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Season 5 is adapted from ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' and ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'' and therefore replicates Margaery and Cersei's [[RichesToRags sackclothed and barefooted]] imprisonment in accordance with the original books.



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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': How the average prisoner of the Dark Eldar ends up. This can also happen to Imperial prisoners (or at least those found guilty of heresy) if the miniatures and artwork for the Penitent Engine are any indication.
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* ''VideoGame/APlagueTaleInnocence'': Part of the ClothingDamage sustained by Beatrice de Rune during her time as a prisoner of the Inquisition.



* Most rescuable prisoners encountered in the ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'' duology are shown like this, irrespective of whether their captors are US Marines (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes''), Soviet soldiers, or South African mercenaries (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'').
* In the Legion expansion of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft,'' one of the main story quests sees the player rescue a captive Maiev Shadowsong. She is clad in tattered clothing and bare feet, until the player gives her her armor and weapon; which she equips.

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* Most rescuable prisoners encountered ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'': One photograph of [[spoiler:Rachel Amber]]'s time in the ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'' duology are shown Dark Room shows her like this, irrespective of whether this. Since other people winding up in the Dark Room still wear their captors shoes, either she was wearing [[Main/LosingAShoeInTheStruggle relatively loose shoes]] or it's another clue that she was taken to the Dark Room by [[spoiler:Nathan]] rather than [[spoiler:Mr. Jefferson]].
** At one point during Max's endgame nightmare in "Polarized", she imagines herself ending up in the Dark Room while wearing her nightclothes from "Out of Time", resulting in this trope.
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne3'':
** Fabiana once kidnapped by the Comando Sombra in "Nothing But the Second Best"; she's still wearing shoes up to and including when she's bundled into the gang's helicopter, but all her subsequent appearances play the trope straight.
** Giovanna is kidnapped at the same time as Fabiana and ''is'' barefoot when brought up to the helicopter; given her earlier struggling and her quickly attempting a [[spoiler:successful]] getaway as soon as the Comando Sombra mooks
are US Marines (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes''), Soviet soldiers, or South African mercenaries (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'').
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momentarily distracted however, as well as her wearing less secure shoes than Fabiana's strappy heels, it can easily be an example of LosingAShoeInTheStruggle too.
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In "Here I Was Again, Halfway Down the Legion expansion World", two barefooted female [=NPCs=], [[Main/LosingAShoeInTheStruggle having presumably run out of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft,'' one of a building without shoes or having lost them along the main story quests sees way]] (or simply being [[BarefootPoverty favela]] residents), are seen being made to get down on the player rescue a captive Maiev Shadowsong. She is clad in tattered clothing ground by UFE forces and bare feet, until the player gives her her armor and weapon; which she equips.are later seen being forcibly marched behind a UFE vehicle.



* Inmates of Camp Omega in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' are held in jumpsuits and bare feet, as are those prisoners held by the Soviets encountered in Afghanistan and the various South African mercenary groups encountered in Angola during ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Quiet is an [[ZigZaggedTrope odd example]]; she's kept barefoot while caged between missions on Mother Base, but somehow hangs onto her boots when [[spoiler:captured by the Soviets and made to look like any other Soviet prisoner]].
* In the Legion expansion of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft,'' one of the main story quests sees the player rescue a captive Maiev Shadowsong. She is clad in tattered clothing and bare feet, until the player gives her her armor and weapon; which she equips.



* Historically, prisoners and slaves have often been kept barefoot, as described in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot#Slave_codes Other Wiki]]

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* Historically, prisoners and slaves have often been kept barefoot, as described in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot#Slave_codes Other Wiki]]Wiki]]. [[Main/SocietyMarchesOn Changing attitudes to prisoner welfare]] mean that most nation states no longer practice this, either letting inmates keep their shoes or giving them a substitute pair.
* An integral part of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_whipping the foot whipping torture method]]; since virtually all footwear provides some protection to the sole, it makes sense for the torture victim to be kept barefoot for at least this part of their captivity in order to provoke a [[Main/Cold-Blooded Torture "better"]] pain response.
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* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}(2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by the Harkonnen soldiers, with a shot emphasizing Paul's bare feet.

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* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}(2021)'': ''Film/{{Dune|2021}} (2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by the Harkonnen soldiers, with a shot emphasizing Paul's bare feet.
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* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}(2021)'': Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica are barefoot when they're captured by the Harkonnen soldiers, with a shot emphasizing Paul's bare feet.
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** She's also held captive in her bedroom, in [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow King's Quest VI]]. Although, while she's dressed in more elegant clothing in that game, it's unclear whether or not she has any footwear on at the time.

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** She's also held captive in her bedroom, in [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow King's Quest VI]]. Although, while VI]], though she's dressed in more elegant clothing in that game, it's unclear whether or not she has any footwear on at the time.and does appear to be wearing shoes (at least after she's taken from her room anyway).
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**She's also held captive in her bedroom, in [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow King's Quest VI]]. Although, while she's dressed in more elegant clothing in that game, it's unclear whether or not she has any footwear on at the time.
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* In [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]], Princess Cassima is clad in rags and bare feet, while being held as a scullery girl by an evil wizard.
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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to perform surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks are stolen (among the other predicaments).

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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to perform surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants inhabitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks are stolen (among the other predicaments).
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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to perform surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the other predicaments).

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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to perform surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were are stolen (among the other predicaments).
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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to make surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the other predicaments).

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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to make perform surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the other predicaments).
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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to make surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the predicaments).

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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to make surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the other predicaments).
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* It happens in ''Series/DocMartin'', of all things. Doc is kidnapped and held hostage in order to make surgery on one of the Portwenn's habitants (who doesn't even need it). His shoes and socks were stolen (among the predicaments).
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* ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'': When Miyu is captured by the Ainsworth family, [[GoGoEnslavement she is made to wear]] a backless dress with elbow length gloves, but no shoes.
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* Oanh, the Vietnamese captive from ''Film/CasualtiesOfWar'' after being abducted by the [=GIs=], spends the entire film walking throughout the jungles of 'Nam shoeless.
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* ''Film/TheDeadlyKnives'': The film's DamselInDistress, Chiao-chiao, after being abducted and knocked out by her Japanese captors. She then wakes up and finds her shoes missing, never mind she's wearing ''socks'' prior to her capture.
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* ''Film/TheDisappearanceOfAliceCreed'': As soon as the protagonist is kidnapped, they take off her shoes and remain barefoot throughout the film.

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* ''Film/TheDisappearanceOfAliceCreed'': As soon as the protagonist is kidnapped, they take off her shoes and remain she remains barefoot throughout the film.

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