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Phantom Boy

Jean-Loup Felicioli Alain Gagnol, France, 2015

81 mins

7.6 / 10 (115)

2

Animation Fantasy

Synopsis

A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.

MUBI's take

At once a superhero origin story and a poignant tale of childhood illness, this animated fantasy comes from Jean-Loup Felicoli & Alain Gagnol, the duo behind the Oscar®-nominated A Cat in Paris. Exquisitely hand-drawn, Phantom Boy marries humor and melodrama to its lyrical flights of visual poetry.

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