J'ai perdu mon corps
An extraordinary journey in self-discovery.
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.
I Lost My Body (2019) is a animation, drama and fantasy film directed by Jérémy Clapin, released on November 6, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Hakim Faris, Victoire du Bois, Patrick d'Assumçao and Alfonso Arfi. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 1,380 ratings.
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Hakim Faris
as Naoufel (voice)
Victoire du Bois
as Gabrielle (voice)
Patrick d'Assumçao
as Gigi (voice)
Alfonso Arfi
as Young Naoufel (voice)
Hichem Mesbah
as The Father (voice)
Myriam Loucif
as The Mother (voice)
Bellamine Abdelmalek
as Raouf (voice)
Maud Le Guénédal
as Librarian (voice)
Nicole Favart
as Mrs. Lussac (voice)
Quentin Baillot
as Manager Fast Pizza (voice)
Céline Ronté
as The Baby's Mother (voice)
Deborah Grall
as Raouf's Girlfriend (voice)
Directed by Jérémy Clapin, written by Guillaume Laurant, Guillaume Laurant and Jérémy Clapin, produced by Marc du Pontavice.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 1,380 ratings.
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 (the songs are truly…
Reviewed on February 21, 2020
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 hand seeking its…
Reviewed on September 29, 2025
Normally I recoil at the thought of a film about a love triangle, but this one works a bit differently. In the best tradition of Hammer meets the "Addams Family", a dismembered hand manages to escape from a laboratory and set across the bustling and perilous city of Paris in the hope that it can be reunited with it's arm. Meantime, "Naoufel" was a pizza boy on his final warning - he tended to be a bit late - when…
Reviewed on September 23, 2026
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The main cast of I Lost My Body (2019) includes Hakim Faris, Victoire du Bois, Patrick d'Assumçao, Alfonso Arfi and Hichem Mesbah. The film was directed by Jérémy Clapin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
I Lost My Body was released on November 6, 2019 and runs for 1h 21m.
I Lost My Body (2019) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 1,380 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, drama and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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