Left-Handed Girl

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Left-Handed Girl

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1h 48m

Drama

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A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her "devil hand," generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

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A warm tour through Taipei distinguished by its lived-in cultural specificity and relatable family dynamics, Left-Handed Girl is a winning first solo feature from writer-director Shih-Ching Tsou.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

2d

It’s one of those films where the stakes don’t appear that high, yet we become so attached to this family and their survival it will all matter a great deal.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

2d

Expressive visuals and evocative scenes, including one involving an overactive meerkat, make “Left-Handed Girl” a memorable family affair.

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Maxwell Rabb

Chicago Reader

2d

What makes Left-Handed Girl so potent is how disarmingly charming parts of it can be.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

9h

3.75/5

Left-Handed Girl crafts an intimate, iPhone-shot portrait of a family caught between desire, responsibility, and the weight of their secrets.

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Robert Denerstein

Denerstein Unleashed

17h

The film has a plot, which, by necessity, means contrivance can’t totally be avoided. But the plot never overpowers the characters; the story feels like something they're living.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

1d

It's a cute movie. Watchable

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t W

Nov 15

Intimate, beautiful, and a great movie.

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James W.

@ScottCarey 1d

Depressing movie about a struggling dysfunctional single-parent family in Taipei. I imagine that it provides a pretty awful impression of life in Taiwan for those who have not been there. I have. I turned off the TV at the end of the film hoping that life will get better for such sad group of people. The performances were that good! This movie might have been better if it had been subtitled rather than dubbed.

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Vincent S.

@Vin_E_At_The_Movies 2d

This is a beautiful, charming and emotionally compelling drama with outstanding, realistic performances. There is a lyrical beauty throughout this captivating drama as we are carried away with a story that breathes with realism and compassion. The three main actresses make this even more special and the writing and directing are solid.

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Frank W

2d

The director guides us through the layered struggles of a working-class family in Taipei, highlighting the quiet pain, cultural pressures, and social limitations they face. The film’s grounded realism and powerful performances make each moment deeply human.

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J C

2d

Quite possibly the best film I've watched in the last year. Artistic, beautiful. Reminds me of Breathless. Amazing camera work. I feel bad for people who can't appreciate its beauty and acting.

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Eddie E.

@eddie1949 3d

This is the first movie that I streamed in ages where I did not retreat to the refrigerator or looked at my iPhone. It helped that I don’t understand Mamdani and had to read the subtitles. But were it dubbed in English, I still would have stayed attentive. I have been to Taiwan a few times, where the film takes place. But all my understandings were revised after watching this masterpiece. I even think that I understand my children and grandchildren better. I have not summarized the plot because it will become apparent. And you will be as glued to the screen as I was.

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Synopsis

A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her "devil hand," generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

Director: Shih-Ching Tsou
Screenwriter: Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Through the Lens Entertainment, Le Pacte, Cinema Inutile, Good Chaos, Left-Handed Girl Film Productions Company
Rating: R (Sexual Content and Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 28, 2025
Runtime: 1h 48m

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