Netflix’s ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Sneak Peek Delivers a Much Needed and Well Deserved Noodle Break [Exclusive]

Depending on where and when you went to school, you may have heard of educators looking down on or even forbidding students from using their left hand over their right when learning how to write. Although, at its core, it may be a coming-of-age tale that spans multiple generations, the story at the center of Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl stems from the struggles of a young woman whose dominant hand gets her in trouble with her old-school grandparents. Today, as part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, we have a sneak peek at the upcoming Netflix film that is set for a theatrical release on November 14 ahead of its streaming debut on November 28. Following the story of a single mother (Janel Tsai) who struggles with being the solo caretaker of two daughters, our exclusive sneak peek gives audiences a good idea of the trio’s tight and light-hearted bond with one another.

Is there anything better than a piping hot bowl of delicious noodles? After watching our exclusive sneak peek of Netflix’s latest sure-fire hit, we dare you not to get hungry. In the scene, Nina Ye’s I-Jing can be seen slurping down a delicious cup of noodles, and asking her sister, I-Ann (Shih-Yuan Ma), if they can enjoy the chewy delicacy every day — we’re right there with ya, kid. Taking the responsibility of older sister very seriously, I-Ann tells her sibling about a man in Japan who ate instant noodles every day and died because of it. Further driving the horrors of processed foods home, I-Ann tells I-Jing that no one knew the man died due to the massive amount of preservatives packed in the simple, tiny, and unassuming cup of warm goodness.

Big transitions are difficult for everyone, as is proven in Left-Handed Girl, after Shu-Fen (Tsai) makes the difficult yet necessary decision to upend the lives of both her and her daughters and relocate them from the serene countryside to the bustling metropolis of Taipei. It’s there that Shu-Fen hopes to make more money to support her family as a noodle shop owner at a lively night market. As if the change of scenery wasn’t enough of a shock to their systems, things get especially stressful for the family when the kids’ grandparents move in to help. After seeing that his youngest granddaughter uses her left hand to eat and hold a pencil, the grandfather (Teng-Hui Huang) forbids her from using her “devil hand,” and just like that, a multitude of family secrets begin pouring out into the open.

Who’s Behind ‘Left-Handed Girl’?

In addition to helming, Tsou is also a producer on Left-Handed Girl alongside Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Jean Labadie, and Alice Labadie. If you’re someone who has been into the bigger indie hits of the last few years, these names will look familiar, as both Tsou and Baker backed the latter’s 2017 film, The Florida Project. Additionally, the pair co-helmed the 2004 film, Take Out, with Tsou producing Baker’s Starlet, Tangerine, and Red Rocket.

Check out our sneak peek of Left-Handed Girl above and stay tuned for more to come from Collider’s Exclusive Preview event.

Release Date

November 28, 2025

Runtime

108 minutes

Director

Shih-Ching Tsou

Writers

Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou

Producers

Jean Labadie, Mike Goodridge, Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou, Alice Labadie

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