The Girl Without Hands
– A poor miller gets tricked by the Devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold. But S..
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.
14 Dec 2016
French
Sébastien Laudenbach
Jacob Grimm (tale "Das Mädchen ohne Hände"), Wilhelm Grimm (tale "Das Mädchen ohne Hände"), Sébastien Laudenbach (screenplay), Olivier Py (play)
Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Philippe Laudenbach, Sacha Bourdo
In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes but is deprived of her hands. Walking away from her family, she encounters the goddess of water, a gentle gardener and the prince in his castle. A long journey towards the light...
3 wins & 4 nominations.