Netflix adds ‘best movie’ of 2025 to library

In a quiet move, Netflix has added a film that critics say is “one of the best of the best winners of the year.”

It is The girl on the left, A film by Taiwanese filmmaker Shih-ching Tsou; It handed over the 2025 Cannes Film Festival last May.

The attention of the film, the film made waves, following “a five-year-old girl (nina tsai) together with their mother (Janel Tsai), where they open an online store in the night market.”

The former Shih reflected her motivation behind the girl on the left. “Growing up in Taiwan, I often felt bad behavior and expectations, especially as a girl. I was taught to be quiet, to follow the rules, and not attract.”

“But looking back, I see how those limitations shaped me

“Returning to Taiwan to make The Girl on the Left feels like reconnecting with that kind of silence in my soul, finally telling her story,” Shih said.

The girl on the left they are streaming on netflix.