Netflix has set a Nov. 14 theatrical release for their Cannes pick-up Left-Handed Girl from filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou. The movie, which is co-written by multi-Oscar winner Sean Baker and Tsou and produced by the Anora filmmaker, will stream on Nov. 28.
We told you first that the streamer took most of the world on Tsou’s movie which played in Cannes Critics’ Week.
Pic won won the Gan Foundation Award and the Prix du Rail d’Or following its premiere on the Croissette.
The Mandarin and Taiwanese language movie follows a single mother and her two daughters who relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, each of them navigating the challenges of adapting to their new environment while striving to maintain family unity. Janel Tsai stars as the mother, along with Nina Ye and Shih-Yuan Ma as the children.
Deadline Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond praised the pic at the fest, “Shih-Ching shows strong command of storytelling and shifting tones with high dramatics that could careen out of control but never do, instead keeping us on the edge of our seats. Baker’s tight editing really comes into play here and proves worthy of Douglas Sirk at his height. Ultimately what holds it all together are the strong performances all around.”
The pic currently is 95% fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tsou worked as a producer on Baker’s movies including Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket. The duo also co-directed a film called Take Out 21 years ago.