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Left-Handed Girl

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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.

Cast & Crew

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Shih-Ching Tsou

Director

Janel Tsai

Shu-Fen

Nina Ye

I-Jing

Shi-Yuan Ma

I-Ann

Brando Huang

Johnny

Akio Chen

Actor

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Critics Reviews

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Donald Clarke Irish Times As a lighthearted character study and a vibrant advertisement for its home city it could scarcely be bettered. The place looks hectic and occasionally dangerous but always thrilling. Rated: 4/5 May 24, 2025 Full Review Carlos Aguilar The Playlist Though a tad overambitious given all the threads that it partially unspools, some of which are only hinted at here, “Left-Handed Girl” effectively reintroduces Tsou as a fully-fledged writer-director... Rated: B+ May 16, 2025 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg RogerEbert.com Despite its warmth and humor, some bitter undercurrents emerge, and what in the opening scenes seems like casual observation turns out to be a sharply etched character study. May 16, 2025 Full Review Kathia Woods Cup of Soul Ultimately, Left-Handed Girl works as both a family drama and a look at culture. It also shows off one of the best child performances in a long time. Rated: 8/10 Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Ruben Peralta Rigaud Cocalecas An intimate, feminine, imperfect, and profoundly human story. A brilliant debut that confirms Shih-Ching Tsou as an essential voice in contemporary Asian cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Kevin L. Lee AwardsWatch Truly, an authentic portrait of contemporary Taipei, its vibrant joys, its imperfections, and all the honest hard-working people trying to get by. Rated: A- Sep 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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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