The Girl Without Hands

Name: The Girl Without Hands
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2016-12-14
Duration: 1 h 16 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Philippe Laudenbach, Olivier Broche, Françoise Lebrun

2016·Movie·76 min·★ 7.0(83)

Animation Fantasy Romance More French titles

“A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny.”

A poor miller gets tricked by the Devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold. But Satan can't take her because she's too pure and has wept on her hands. So Satan orders the miller to cut her hands off. It's the beginning of the young girl's journey towards freedom.

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About The Girl Without Hands

The Girl Without Hands is a 2016 French-language animation, fantasy and romance film directed by Sébastien Laudenbach. The cast is led by Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Philippe Laudenbach. It has a runtime of 1h 16m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on OVID, Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Girl Without Hands was produced by Les Films Pelléas and Les Films Sauvages and made in France. It was released on December 14, 2016.

Director: Sébastien Laudenbach
Writers: Sébastien Laudenbach, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm
Release date: December 14, 2016
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Production: Les Films Pelléas, Les Films Sauvages

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The Girl Without Hands cast & crew

The Girl Without Hands was directed by Sébastien Laudenbach and written by Sébastien Laudenbach, Wilhelm Grimm, and Jacob Grimm.

The cast features Anaïs Demoustier as La Fille (voice), Jérémie Elkaïm as Le Prince (voice), Philippe Laudenbach as Le Diable (voice), Olivier Broche as Le Père (voice), Françoise Lebrun as La Mère (voice), and Sacha Bourdo as Le Jardinier (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Olivier Mellano, cinematography is by Sébastien Laudenbach, and it was produced by Jean-Christophe Soulageon.

Is The Girl Without Hands worth watching?

The Girl Without Hands holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 83 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 16m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, fantasy, and romance, The Girl Without Hands is worth a place on your watchlist.

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