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I Lost My Body

2019 · Movie · 81 min · ★ 7.5 · 89% critics

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An intimate romance unfolds alongside a surreal, separate journey: a young man loves a woman, while a severed hand escapes a lab and sets out to find its body again. The story moves between longing, memory, and determination as both threads chase what’s missing.

Based on Happy Hand

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Details
Original title
J'ai perdu mon corps
Years
2019
Release date
2019-11-06
Language
French
Runtime
81 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
89/100
TMDB rating
7.5/10 (1,336 votes)
About

If you like The Red Turtle or Stranger by the Lake for their poetic, emotional atmosphere, you may enjoy this—Not for you if graphic images or slow, melancholic pacing aren’t your thing.

Pros: emotional animated tale; stunning visuals; inventive storytelling | Cons: mature graphic scenes; slow pacing; some unclear beats

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • cartoon
  • surrealism
  • flashback
  • adult animation
  • severed hand
  • pizza delivery boy
  • crawling hand
  • librarian

Awards & recognition

  • César Award — Best Music Written for a Film · 2020
  • César Award — Best Animated Film · 2020
  • Lumière Award — Best Animated Film · 2020
  • Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2019
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2019 · nominated
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  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2019 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2019 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Jérémy Clapin