Where Hands Touch
A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany. In 1944 Germany, 15-year-old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a Black father, lives…
Where Hands Touch
A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany. In 1944 Germany, 15-year-old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a Black father, lives in fear because of her skin color. When she meets Lutz (George MacKay), the son of a prominent SS officer and a member of the Hitler Youth--mandatory for all Aryan boys since 1936--the two fall helplessly in love, putting both their lives at risk. An original coming-of-age story through the eyes of a bi-racial teen as she witnesses the persecution of Jews and those deemed "non-pure". In 1944 Germany, Leyna (Stenberg), 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
Drama,Romance,War
Film Details
A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany. In 1944 Germany, 15-year-old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a Black father, lives in fear because of her skin color. When she meets Lutz (George MacKay), the son of a prominent SS officer and a member of the Hitler Youth--mandatory for all Aryan boys since 1936--the two fall helplessly in love, putting both their lives at risk.
An original coming-of-age story through the eyes of a bi-racial teen as she witnesses the persecution of Jews and those deemed "non-pure". In 1944 Germany, Leyna (Stenberg), 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..