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- Illuminating a lesser-known segment of Holocaust history, this film powerfully illustrates the suffering that black and mixed-race Germans endured during WWII under the Third Reich. Where Hands Touch is gripping, emotional, and beautifully told -- and it's also very difficult to watch, with few moments of relief and lightness amid the anguish.
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- Angelica Florio
Where Hands Touch tells a fictional story of a mixed-race teenage girl's relationship with a Hitler Youth member, but it is based on historical record of the persecution of black people in Nazi Germany. It took Asante 12 years to take the project to the big screen.
Where Hands Touch still manages to be a well-acted historical drama that depicts World War II from a different point of view. It also retains the same theme of finding your identity that Amma...
