{"id":2180816,"date":"2025-11-29T11:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2180816"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:21:07","slug":"left-handed-girl-netflix-quietly-adds-new-movie-being-called-one-of-2025s-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/left-handed-girl-netflix-quietly-adds-new-movie-being-called-one-of-2025s-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Left Handed Girl: Netflix quietly adds new movie being called one of 2025\u2019s best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyArtsAndEntertainmentNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/indyArts1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IndependentCulture\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a> has quietly added a new film that\u2019s been hailed as one of the best of the year.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday (28 November), the streaming service released <em>Left-Handed Girl<\/em>, a family comedy drama that made waves on its premiere at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/features\/cannes-film-festival-best-movies-palme-dor-b2758286.html\">2025 Cannes Film Festival<\/a> back in May.<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese film is written and directed by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shih-Ching_Tsou\">Shih-Ching Tsou<\/a>, who regularly collaborates with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sean-baker\">Sean Baker<\/a>, the Oscar-winning indie filmmaker whose <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/anora\"><em>Anora<\/em><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/features\/anora-oscars-2025-best-picture-b2707742.html\">won Best Picture<\/a> earlier this year. Baker co-wrote <em>Left-Handed Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Left-Handed Girl <\/em>has been in the works since Tsou co-directed <em>Take Out <\/em>with Baker in 2004. It follows a five-year-old girl (Nina Ye) who, along with her sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) and their mother (Janel Tsai), relocates from the serene countryside to bustling Taipei, where they open a noodle shop amid a night market.<\/p>\n<p>The film follows the trio as they adapt to their new environment.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/left-handed-girl-review-shih-ching-tsou-sean-baker-netflix\/\"><em>Collider<\/em><\/a> hailed<em> Left-Handed Girl <\/em>as<em> \u201c<\/em>one of the best solo directing debuts of the year\u201d, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/an-adorable-taiwanese-debut-left-handed-girl-reviewed\/\"><em>The Spectator<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>adding<em> <\/em>that the film is \u201ctender without ever being sentimental\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/observer.co.uk\/culture\/film\/article\/wendy-ides-pick-of-other-films-jay-kelly-left-handed-girl-nuremberg-and-more\"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a> said the film \u201chas a rebellious spirit and sense of mischief\u201d, and identified Ye\u2019s performance as a standout.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/shih-ching-tsou-interview-left-handed-girl-ending-explained#:~:text=That%20vivid%20memory%20sparked%20Left,her%20frequent%20collaborator%20Sean%20Baker.\">Speaking to Netflix<\/a> about the inspiration behind the film, Tsou said: \u201cGrowing up in Taiwan, I often felt confined by tradition and expectations, especially as a girl. I was taught to stay quiet, to follow the rules, to not take up space or draw attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut looking back, I see how those limitations shaped me. They taught me to observe, to listen between the lines, and, most importantly, to give voice to those who couldn\u2019t speak up. <\/p>\n<p>She concluded that \u201creturning to Taiwan to make <em>Left-Handed Girl<\/em> felt like reconnecting with that quiet version of myself, and finally telling her story out loud\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 lekoVA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/28\/15\/43\/Screenshot-2025-11-28-at-15-31-45.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/28\/15\/43\/Screenshot-2025-11-28-at-15-31-45.png?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/28\/15\/43\/Screenshot-2025-11-28-at-15-31-45.png?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\u2018Left-Handed Girl\u2019 is on Netflix\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">\u2018Left-Handed Girl\u2019 is on Netflix<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Netflix<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>To best capture the family\u2019s dynamic, Tsou shunned \u201cformal rehearsals\u201d for something more unique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked each cast member to bring their most intense family experiences into the characters. 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If you sign up to this service we will earn commission.<span class=\"disclaimer-break\"> This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tsou said that \u201cthe emotional tension \u2013 the love, the frustration, the silence \u2013 was exactly what I wanted them to carry into every scene\u201d, adding: \u201cAnd they did, beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em> Left-Handed Girl<\/em> is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Netflix has quietly added a new film that\u2019s been hailed as one of the best of the year. 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