Where Hands Touch

About Where Hands Touch

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.

Where Hands Touch is a 2018 romance war film directed by Amma Asante. Released in September 2018, it runs 122 minutes.

The film is filed under jew persecution, interracial romance, hitler youth, and coming of age.

Amandla Stenberg stars as Leyna, George MacKay as Lutz, Abbie Cornish as Kerstin, and Christopher Eccleston as Heinz. The screenplay is by Amma Asante. Produced by British Film Company.

The Tin Drum, White Bird, and Jojo Rabbit make useful companions to Where Hands Touch, all filed under 1940s. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 543 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.