Movie
Where Hands Touch
Overview
Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-09-14
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- War, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Tantrum Films, uMedia, Head Gear Films, Pinewood Pictures, Isle of Man Film, BFI, Metrol Technology, British Film Company
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Amandla Stenberg as Leyna
- George MacKay as Lutz
- Abbie Cornish as Kerstin
- Christopher Eccleston as Heinz
- Tom Sweet as Koen
- Alec Newman as Juttner
- Tom Goodman-Hill as Wihelm Warner
- Natasha Little as Hilda
- Will Attenborough as Gunter
- Ethan Rouse as Sebastian
- Nicholas Lumley as Jann
- Michael McKell as Gestapo Commander
Crew
- Amma Asante - Director
- Amma Asante - Screenplay
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