Director Shih-Ching Tsou and co-writer-producer Sean Baker could not find the financing for this Taiwanese Oscar contender for decades. Now it has critics on its side, festival awards under its belt, ...

Tsou's visually propulsive portrait of a Taiwanese mother and her two daughters setting up a night market shop in Taipei glistens with a neorealist vibe up until a melodramatic finish. Alive and ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. If Taipei is nearly as lively as it looks in Left-Handed Girl, you’ll want to book a ticket now. The film crackles with ...