Where Hands Touch (2018)
- Directed by
- Amma Asante
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 539 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In Nazi Germany, a teenage girl of mixed-race heritage faces constant danger. She falls in love with a boy who is a member of the Hitler Youth, forcing them both to confront the brutal realities around them.
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What happens
Where Hands Touch is a 2018 romantic war drama film written and directed by Amma Asante and starring Amandla Stenberg, George MacKay, Abbie Cornish, Christopher Eccleston, and Tom Sweet. It tells a fictional story of Leyna (Stenberg), a teenage girl under threat because of her mixed heritage while surviving in Nazi Germany. The film is based on historical record of the persecution of black people in Nazi Germany. The film is a British, Belgian, Canadian, and Irish co-production. Principal photography on the film began in November 2016 in Belgium and lasted for a month, wrapping up in December 2016. Where Hands Touch premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2018. It was released theatrically in the United States on 14 September 2018 by Vertical Entertainment. It received mixed reviews, with praise directed at Stenberg's performance, and criticism toward its screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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