Left-Handed Girl Sydney Premiere

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  • Run time: 109 minutes Subject to change
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Shih-Ching Tsou directs Taiwan’s 2026 Oscar selection, co-written by Sean Baker (Anora)

Taiwan l 2025  l Mandarin & Taiwanese with English subtitles l Drama

A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her "devil hand," generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

Image credit: © 2025 LEFT-HANDED GIRL FILM PRODUCTION CO, LTD.

Presented by Sydney Opera House and the Taiwan Film Festival in Australia in conjunction with Netflix

Event details

Sean Baker collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou’s solo debut pulses like Taipei after dark ... a masterclass in sensory immersion

Variety

Credits

Shih-Ching Tsou
Director

Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker
Screenwriters

Sean Baker
Editor 

Ko-Chin Chen and Tzu-Hao Kao
Cinematographer

Cast

Shih-Yuan Ma
as I-Ann

Janel Tsai
as Shu-Fen

Nina Ye
as I-Jing

Teng-Hui Huang
as Johnny

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

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