What's the story?
I Lost My Body.
Pardon?
It's a French animated film directed by Jeremy Clapin. Currently enjoying a limited cinema release, it will arrive on Netflix this Friday.
Right. Come again?
A severed hand in a Parisian laboratory escapes its unhappy fate and sets out to reconnect with its body.
That sounds like quite the predicament.
Indeed. During a hair-raising escapade across the city, the hand must fend off pigeons and rats alike to reunite with pizza boy Naoufel.
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Memories of Naoufel and his love for librarian Gabrielle may provide answers about what caused the hand's separation as it hopes for a possible reunion.
Isn't that a tad grisly?
Actually, no. More like a love letter.
That's sweet. I'll need more information.
The plot is based on the 2006 novel, Happy Hand, by Guillaume Laurant who co-wrote Amelie.
I Lost My Body premiered at the International Critics' Week during the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Nespresso Grand Prize, becoming the first animated film to do so in the section's history.
The English language version sees Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel voice Naoufel, with Alia Shawkat of Arrested Development fame as Gabrielle.
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Not to forget George Wendt – best known for playing Norm Peterson on Cheers – as Gabrielle's uncle Gigi.
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