I Lost My Body

2019 81 min ★ 7.5 Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

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Cast

Hakim Faris

Naoufel (voice)

Victoire du Bois

Gabrielle (voice)

Patrick d'Assumçao

Gigi (voice)

Alfonso Arfi

Young Naoufel (voice)

Hichem Mesbah

The Father (voice)

Myriam Loucif

The Mother (voice)

Bellamine Abdelmalek

Raouf (voice)

Maud Le Guénédal

Librarian (voice)

Nicole Favart

Mrs. Lussac (voice)

Quentin Baillot

Manager Fast Pizza (voice)

Details

Director

Jérémy Clapin

Screenplay

Guillaume Laurant

Tagline

"An extraordinary journey in self-discovery."

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Production

Studio Xilam, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Reviews

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Taha

February 21, 2020

★ 9/10

Now that I'm looking back at the movies I watched in 2019, I realized how good this year was for movie buffs! We had fabulous movies like Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Parasite, 1917, Toy Story 4, etc. However, I wasn't that attracted to this animation. I watched it yesterday and honestly, I feel bad for not watching it earlier... I loved everything about this animation: The Screenplay, the Soundtrack (t...

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Alunauwie

September 29, 2025

★ 9/10

I Lost My Body is a critically acclaimed animated film adapted from Happy Hand by Guillaume Laurant, earning numerous awards including an Oscar nomination and the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes. Although animated, it is not suitable for children due to its mature themes and graphic scenes, instead offering a deep, poetic exploration of loss and longing through the surreal journey of a severed han...