I Lost My Body (2019)

The best way to experience this movie, a retelling of the novel "Happy Hand",  is by going into it cold and going along for the ride.  It is just that unique a way to tell the story of a hand disembodied from it's person and how they reached that point. 
The story concerns itself with two protagonists: There’s Naoufel, a young man who struggles with just about everything in life, from romance, to holding down a job, to dealing with a tragic loss from his past that sent him careening onto a very different path than he ever expected. And then there’s a severed hand, one that comes to life in a way that should be surreal but feels absolutely possible because of the very human emotions, actions, and reactions the hand takes on its journey back to find its body.
Then there is the Hand's story; that’s where the action, the excitement, the danger, and the mystery lie. And as an animation aficionado, watching the Hand come to life on its perilous trek across the city was an absolute joy. I’ve always loved filmmakers and animators who play with a sense of scale. You get to see the action play out from the Hand’s perspective even as it tries to survive in an out-sized world. You’ll watch a thrilling escape attempt, be impressed by its ingenuity, and even fear for its life during a tussle in the rat-infested subway tunnels. But the hand experiences more than just action and near-death battles; there are surprising moments of tenderness found here as well. That’s a testament to the incredible work of the animators and storytellers behind the scenes.  It is an ingenious way to show two sides of a story.