Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- romantic
- harrowing
- historical film night
- serious drama viewing
What critics said
Critics recognized the film's attention to the little-discussed persecution of Black Germans during World War II but found its storytelling wanting and its Nazi romance problematically romanticized.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Leyna's development is directly shaped by being the daughter of a white German mother and black father in Nazi Germany.
Leyna and Lutz fall in love despite her persecution and his membership in the Hitler Youth within an SS family.
The film centers Leyna's experience as a biracial German teenager facing Nazi racial persecution.
Leyna's daily life, romance, and encounters with persecution unfold under the constant danger of Nazi racial ideology.
Films like Where Hands Touch, and why
Aimee & Jaguar
historical interracial romance confronting racism and persecution during world war ii
The Book Thief
coming-of-age drama shaped by fascism, persecution, moral danger, and forbidden attachment
The Zookeeper's Wife
romantic war drama exploring love and compromised identity under nazi persecution
Suite Française
young protagonists navigating forbidden love and institutionalized racism in wartime
Movie Details
- Director
- Amma Asante
- Release Date
- 2018-09-14
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (543)
Cast
- Amandla Stenberg
- George MacKay
- Abbie Cornish
- Christopher Eccleston
- Tom Sweet
- Alec Newman
- Tom Goodman-Hill
- Natasha Little
- Will Attenborough
- Ethan Rouse
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Where Hands Touch about?
- A biracial German teenager risks everything for a forbidden love while Nazi racial ideology closes in around her.
- What is Where Hands Touch like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where Hands Touch as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Where Hands Touch violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Where Hands Touch as moderate.
- What did critics think of Where Hands Touch?
- Critics recognized the film's attention to the little-discussed persecution of Black Germans during World War II but found its storytelling wanting and its Nazi romance problematically romanticized.
- Which films are like Where Hands Touch?
- Films with a similar feel include Aimee & Jaguar, The Book Thief, The Zookeeper's Wife, and Suite Française.
- How long is Where Hands Touch?
- Where Hands Touch runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch Where Hands Touch?
- In United States, Where Hands Touch is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
