Amandla Stenberg in Talks to Star in Historical Drama by ‘Belle’ Director Amma Asante.

Amandla Stenberg

Actress Amandla Stenberg is best known to many moviegoers for her as Rue in the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games.

In the past year, Stenberg, who is an aspiring filmmakers, has been slated for a number of film roles including indie drama As You Are, and Black Lives Matter inspired Film The Hate U Give.

According to Deadline, Stenberg is in talks to appear in Where Hands Touch, a historical romance helmed by Belle director Amma Asante.

The 1940s-set story focuses on the relationship between a mixed-race German girl and an SS officer in Berlin.

Asante who, gained critical acclaim for her 2013 film Belle, is set to begin work on Where Hands Touch this summer.