Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩) by director Tsou Shih-ching (鄒時擎) has been chosen as Taiwan’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at next year’s Academy Awards, the Ministry of Culture announced yesterday.
In a statement, the ministry praised the film for its "vivid portrayal of Taiwan’s night markets, told through the perspective of a left-handed girl, highlighting her coming-of-age journey amid clashes with traditional patriarchal society."
The drama released this year was selected from 11 candidates by a panel convened by the ministry’s Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development.
Photo courtesy of Left-Handed Girl Film Production Co. via CNA
Left-Handed Girl, set against the bustling night markets of Taipei, portrays a moving story spanning three generations of women, the ministry said.
Cowritten by Oscar-winning director Sean Baker, it follows a single mother and her two daughters as they settle in Taipei after living in the countryside, with each adapting to the new environment in their own way.
The film has won numerous international awards, including the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution and Prix du Rail d’Or, an audience award, presented during the Cannes Film Festival in May.
It is to also be featured at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival next month, and compete for a prize at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
The film is to begin its commercial release in several French cities on Sept. 17, followed by Taiwan on Oct. 31.
Starting in November, the film is to roll out in the US, Canada and the UK, and debut globally on Netflix on Nov. 28.
The 98th Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are slated for March 15 next year.
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