Left-Handed Girl
{{short description|2025 drama film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Left-Handed Girl
| image = Left-Handed Girl.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{infobox name module|Chinese|左撇子女孩}}
| director = Shih-Ching Tsou
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Shih-Ching Tsou
- Sean Baker
- Mike Goodridge
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Shih-Ching Tsou
- Sean Baker
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Janel Tsai
- Shih-Yuan Ma
- {{ill|Nina Ye|lt=|zh|葉子綺}}
- Brando Huang
- Akio Chen
- Xin-Yan Chao
}}
| music =
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Ko-Chin Chen
- Tzu-Hao Kao
}}
| editing = Sean Baker
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Good Chaos
- Cre Film
- Le Pacte
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- Le Pacte (France)
- Netflix (United States and United Kingdom)
}}
| released = {{Film date|2025|5|15|Cannes}}
| runtime = 109 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.semainedelacritique.com/en/edition/2025/movie/left-handed-girl|title=Left-Handed Girl|website=Critics' Week|access-date=14 April 2025}}
| country = {{Plainlist|
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Taiwan
}}
| language = {{Plainlist|
- Mandarin
- Taiwanese
}}
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Left-Handed Girl ({{Lang-zh|c=左撇子女孩}}) is a 2025 internationally co-produced drama film, written, directed and produced by Shih-Ching Tsou. It stars Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Ma, {{ill|Nina Ye|lt=|zh|葉子綺}}, Brando Huang, Akio Chen and Xin-Yan Chao. Sean Baker serves as co-writer, producer, and editor.
The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
- Janel Tsai
- Shih-Yuan Ma
- {{ill|Nina Ye|lt=|zh|葉子綺}}
- Brando Huang
- Akio Chen
- Xin-Yan Chao
Production
In November 2012, Sean Baker revealed the project, with Shih-Ching Tsou set to direct, however, the film was facing difficulty to secure financing.{{cite web|url=https://www.ioncinema.com/interviews/ioncinephile-of-the-month/sean-baker|title=IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Sean Baker|website=IonCinema|first=Eric|last=Lavalee|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=April 14, 2025}}
Principal photography began in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.ioncinema.com/news/foreign-film-news/street-food-for-thought-shih-ching-tsou-begins-production-on-left-handed-girl|title=Street…Food for Thought: Shih-Ching Tsou Begins Production on “Left-Handed Girl”|website=IonCinema|first=Eric|last=Lavalee|date=July 11, 2022|access-date=April 14, 2025}} By February 2025, the film was nearing the end of post-production.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-02-13/sean-baker-anora-aero-oscars-pga-dga-awards|title=Director Sean Baker doesn’t know he’s the front-runner with ‘Anora’|website=Los Angeles Times|first=Glenn|last=Whipp|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=April 14, 2025}} The film was shot using an iPhone.{{cite web|url=https://metrograph.com/seanbaker/|title=Sean Baker|website=Metrograph|access-date=April 14, 2025}}
Release
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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/cannes-critics-week-2025-selection-with-full-list-1236367514/|title=Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2025 Selection – Full List & Details|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=14 April 2025|access-date=14 April 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Balaga |first=Marta |date=2025-05-21 |title=Cannes Critics’ Week Awards Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s ‘A Useful Ghost’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/cannes-critics-week-prizes-ratchapoom-boonbunchachoke-1236406058/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} 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.{{cite web|title=Netflix Takes A Bulk Of The World On Shih-Ching Tsou's Cannes Movie 'Left-Handed Girl'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=3 June 2025|access-date=3 June 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/netflix-left-handed-girl-acquisition-cannes-1236421709/}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|95|3=19|ref=yes|access-date=2025-05-29}}
References
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