: Asante spent over a decade researching the project, aiming to show that Black people were not just observers of the Holocaust but victims of its machinery. Where Hands Touch - The Story Behind The Film
The film is inspired by the historical reality of approximately 25,000 Black people living in Germany during the war. Asante was particularly drawn to the stories of the so-called "Rhineland bastards"—children born to German women and African soldiers who occupied the Rhineland after World War I. Where Hands Touch
: Under the Nazis, these children were often subjected to forced sterilization to prevent "racial defilement". : Asante spent over a decade researching the