Left-Handed Girl

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Left-Handed Girl
Promotional poster
Mandarin左撇子女孩
Directed byShih-Ching Tsou
Written by
Produced by
  • Shih-Ching Tsou
  • Sean Baker
  • Mike Goodridge
Starring
Cinematography
  • Ko-Chin Chen
  • Tzu-Hao Kao
Edited bySean Baker
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Le Pacte (France)
  • Netflix (United States and United Kingdom)
  • Light year images (Taiwan)
Release dates
  • May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15) (Cannes)
  • September 17, 2025 (2025-09-17) (France)
  • November 14, 2025 (2025-11-14) (United States)
  • November 28, 2025 (2025-11-28) (Netflix)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Taiwan
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Languages

Left-Handed Girl (Chinese: 左撇子女孩) is a 2025 drama film, co-written, co-produced, and directed by Shih-Ching Tsou. It stars Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Ma (zh), Nina Ye (zh), Brando Huang, Akio Chen and Xin-Yan Chao. Sean Baker serves as co-writer, co-producer, and editor.

The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 15. It was released theatrically in France on September 17, 2025 and in the United States in a limited release on November 14, before streaming on Netflix on November 28. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards,[2] making the December shortlist.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The script for the film was written by Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker in 2010[4]. In November 2012, Baker revealed the project, with Shih-Ching Tsou set to direct, however, the film was facing difficulty to secure financing.[5]

Principal photography began in July 2022.[6] By February 2025, the film was nearing the end of post-production.[7] The film was shot using an iPhone.[8]

Release

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Left-Handed Girl had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics' Week section where it won the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution.[9][10] In May 2025, Netflix acquired rights to the film for the world excluding the Baltics, the Benelux, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, France, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland and Taiwan.[11] It also screened in the Competition section of the 30th Busan International Film Festival on September 22, 2025 for 'Bosan Awards',[12] the 'Official Section' of the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival,[13] the 69th BFI London Film Festival on October 15, 2025,[14] and the 20th Rome Film Festival,[15] where it won Best Film.[16]

It was released in the United States in a limited release on November 14, 2025, before it will stream on Netflix on November 28, 2025.[17]

In August 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Culture submitted Left-Handed Girl to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature category at the 98th Academy Awards.[18]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 96 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2025 Critics' Week Grand Prix Shih-Ching Tsou Nominated [19]
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution Won
Zurich Film Festival October 4, 2025 Golden Eye Feature Film Competition – Special Mention Left-Handed Girl Won [20]
Montclair Film Festival October 19, 2025 Breakthrough Director Shih-Ching Tsou Honored [21]
Rome Film Festival October 26, 2025 Progressive Cinema Competition – Best Film Left-Handed Girl Won [16]
Valladolid International Film Festival November 1, 2025 Golden Spike Left-Handed Girl Nominated [22]
Stockholm International Film Festival November 14, 2025 Best Actress Shih-Yuan Ma Won [23]
Asian World Film Festival November 20, 2025 Snow Leopard Award for Rising Star Nina Ye Won [24]
Snow Leopard Audience Award Left-Handed Girl Won
Golden Horse Awards November 22, 2025 Best Narrative Feature Left-Handed Girl Nominated [25]
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Best Supporting Actor Brando Huang Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Janel Tsai Nominated
Nina Ye Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker Nominated
Best New Director Shih-Ching Tsou Nominated
Best New Performer Shih-Yuan Ma Won
Best Film Editing Sean Baker Nominated
Best Cinematography Chen Ko-chin, Kao Tzu-hao Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 7, 2025 Best Foreign Language Film Left-Handed Girl Nominated [27]
Best Youth Performance Nina Ye Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Foreign Language Film Left-Handed Girl Nominated [28]
Best Youth Performance Nina Ye Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society December 19, 2025 Best International Film Left-Handed Girl Nominated [29]
Best Female Youth Performance Nina Ye Won
Pandora International Film Critics December 21, 2025 International Motion Picture Left-Handed Girl Pending [30]
Acting Breakthrough Nina Ye Pending
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 4, 2026 Best Foreign Language Film Left-Handed Girl Pending [31]
Best Young Performer Nina Ye Pending

See also

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References

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