Where Hands Touch

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Where Hands Touch

PG-13,

2018,

2h 2m,

History/

Drama/

Romance

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In 1944, a 15-year-old girl, daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets a member of the Hitler Youth. They become bound by the realization of the horrors being committed around them.

Critics Consensus

Where Hands Touch is noteworthy for its exploration of a little-discussed corner of World War II, even if its story leaves something to be desired in the telling.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

May 22, 2019

I found myself looking at it and liking certain parts, but I didn't get emotionally swept up...but it great that the film happened, in itself there's a sense of relief and triumph there...

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

May 10, 2019

3/5

It's a fascinating take on the horrors of World War II and one that confirms [Amandla] Stenberg as one of the most accomplished rising stars of her generation.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 10, 2019

2/5

If Asante's idea is that Nazi ideology poisoned bright young minds into viewing their fellow citizens as less than human, the lovey-dovey bond she's pushing as the main event seems even more implausible.

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

Oct 5, 2020

Where Hands Touch still manages to be a well-acted historical drama that depicts World War II from a different point of view. It also retains the same theme of finding your identity that Amma Asante has demonstrated in her previous work.

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Fiona Underhill

JumpCut Online

Jul 2, 2020

It is Leyna's relationship with her mother (and her own identity) that is perhaps the most moving aspect of the film. Amandla Stenberg gives a fantastic performance here as a young woman who is struggling to find her place in the world.

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Andrew F. Peirce

The Curb

Apr 4, 2020

Possibly with a different screenwriter, or even a different cast, Where Hands Touch might have been something truly great. Unfortunately, as it is, it's very middle ground fare that neither moves, engages, or informs - it simply exists.

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Mar 29, 2019

This film needs a blu Ray release

Mar 16, 2019

Amazing movie with depth.

Harry R

Mar 9, 2019

Where Hands Touch is torn between being a historical war drama and a romance and while it fails to portray a proper depiction of its real-life story, Amandla Stenberg and George MacKay succeed in telling a heartbreaking love story.

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Abraham W

Mar 2, 2019

Critics didn't seem to have a problem when the movie called Suite Francaise had a love story involving a Nazi soldier. But for this movie they did? Critics don't seem like they are able to see the characters for the time of World War II, instead they are looking at it for modern times.

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Ron S

Feb 24, 2019

I really liked this movie. It is so sad but really interesting. We learned about the Rhineland but it was just covered in a small paragraph in my Holocaust class. Amandla is an awesome actress and George put some much into his performance. They were great and the rest of the cast was amazing too-especially the little boy. It always amazes me to see talented young actors.

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Kylo W

Feb 9, 2019

making movies this sad should be illegal

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Amandla Stenberg

Leyna

George MacKay

Lutz

Abbie Cornish

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Synopsis

In 1944, a 15-year-old girl, daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets a member of the Hitler Youth. They become bound by the realization of the horrors being committed around them.

Director: Amma Asante
Producer: Charlie Hanson, Alice Dawson
Screenwriter: Amma Asante
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Vertical Entertainment, Umedia, Head Gear Films, British Film Company
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Sexuality|Language|Violence/Disturbing Images)
Genre: History, Drama, Romance
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.7K
Runtime: 2h 2m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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