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Shih-Ching Tsou's 'Left-Handed Girl' Explores Cultural Pressures

11/26/2025

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Shih-Ching Tsou, director of Taiwan's Best International Feature Film nominee Left-Handed Girl, returns to the spotlight 21 years after her debut.
The film streams on Netflix on November 28.
It follows I-Jing, a young Taiwanese girl who grapples with cultural expectations tied to being left-handed.
The project was produced with Sean Baker.
Tsou draws on her experiences to reflect on societal pressures on Taiwanese women.

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Story summary

Shih-Ching Tsou, director of Taiwan's Best International Feature Film nominee Left-Handed Girl, returns to the spotlight 21 years after her debut.
The film streams on Netflix on November 28.
It follows I-Jing, a young Taiwanese girl who grapples with cultural expectations tied to being left-handed.
The project was produced with Sean Baker.
Tsou draws on her experiences to reflect on societal pressures on Taiwanese women.