Left-Handed Girl (2025)

Released: 2025-09-17 Recommended age: 16+ IMDb 7.5
Left-Handed Girl

Movie details

  • Genres: Drama
  • Director: Shih-Ching Tsou
  • Main cast: Shih Yuan Ma, Janel Tsai, Nina Ye, Brando Huang, Akio Chen
  • Country / region: France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Singapore
  • Original language: zh
  • Premiere: 2025-09-17

Story overview

A mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to start a new life by opening a noodle stand at a bustling night market. Their fresh beginning is challenged by family secrets and traditional expectations, creating a poignant drama about resilience, cultural identity, and intergenerational relationships.

Parent Guide

A family drama exploring cultural identity and intergenerational relationships with emotional depth. Contains mature themes about family secrets and personal struggles that may be intense for younger viewers.

Content breakdown

Violence & peril
None

No physical violence depicted. Contains emotional conflicts and tense family situations.

Scary / disturbing
Mild

Some emotionally intense scenes involving family conflicts and revelations of secrets that could be unsettling for sensitive viewers.

Language
Mild

May contain occasional mild language in Mandarin Chinese. No strong profanity expected given the R rating likely relates to thematic elements.

Sexual content & nudity
None

No sexual content or nudity depicted. Focus is on family relationships and personal drama.

Substance use
None

No depiction of substance use. Set in a night market food environment.

Emotional intensity
Moderate

Contains emotionally charged family conflicts, revelations of secrets, and themes of cultural displacement that create sustained dramatic tension.

Parent tips

This R-rated drama deals with mature themes like family secrets and emotional conflicts. Best suited for teens and adults due to its complex narrative and potential for intense emotional moments. Contains dialogue in Mandarin Chinese with likely subtitles.

Parent chat guide

Watch together with teens to discuss themes of family dynamics, cultural adaptation, and honesty. Use the film's exploration of tradition versus modernity to talk about your own family values and how secrets can impact relationships.

Parent follow-up questions

  • What did you think about the family moving to a new city?
  • How do you think the daughters felt about their new life?
  • What does 'family secret' mean to you?
  • How does the film portray the tension between tradition and modernity?
  • What do you think about how the family handles their secrets?
  • How does the setting of the night market reflect the family's journey?
  • What cultural differences did you notice between the family's background and Taipei life?

Where to watch

Choose region:

  • Netflix
  • Netflix Standard with Ads

Trailer

Trailer playback is unavailable in your region.

SkyMe App
SkyMe Guide Download on the App Store
VIEW