Project Detail

Left-Handed Girl

Left-Handed Girl

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 own way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and succeed in maintaining the family unity. Three generations of family secrets begin to unravel after the youngest daughter who’s left-handed is told by her traditional grandfather to never use her "devil hand”.
Official Selection Cannes Critics' Week 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Features
Running time
108 min
Director
Shih-Ching Tsou
Producer
Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Executive Producer
Adi Chand, Mike Goodridge, Alice Labadie, Jean Labadie, Alex C. Lo
Editor
Sean Baker
Screenwriter
Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Director of Photography
Ko-Chin Chen, Tzu-Hao Kao

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Production Status

Production Company

Taiwan, France, US, UK co-production

Left-Handed Girl Film Productions (TW), Le Pacte (FR), Through the Lens Entertainment (US), Good Chaos (UK)

Sales Company

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