A Missing Part

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A Missing Part

2024

1h 38m

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn’t recognize him.

David Opie

indieWire

This often quiet, thoughtful story of a man who’s incomplete reminds us to keep fighting for the part that’s missing, whether that be striving for change or even just existing to fight another day.

Rated: B+

Sep 16, 2024

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Catherine Bray

Variety

At its best, the storytelling here is highly skilled, gradually peeling back the layers to give a lived-in feel to the slow-motion car crash that has derailed Jay’s life.

Sep 13, 2024

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Jonathan Holland

Screen International

Jay reflects the film itself -- its leanness, tautness, and efficiency will, we feel, be unable to contain the messiness of the emotions carrying it along, and the result is tense and very rewarding.

Nov 13, 2024

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

This sensitively made feature from Senez is a character study about a father who isn’t allowed to be a father, an unjust system that won’t allow joint custody, and the people caught within it.

Oct 5, 2024

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Paul Emmanuel Enicola

The Asian Cut

Senez uses a deglamorized Tokyo as the backdrop to great effect, allowing the city to emerge as a character in its own right.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 14, 2024

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Louis Roberts

Loud and Clear Reviews

This is incisive filmmaking with a beating human heart.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 13, 2024

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Guillaume Senez

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Romain Duris

Jay

Judith Chemla

Jessica

Yumi Narita

Keiko Nomura

Shungiku Uchida

Grand-mère de Lily

Patrick Descamps

Père de jay

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Synopsis

Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn’t recognize him.

Director: Guillaume Senez
Producer: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, David Thion
Screenwriter: Guillaume Senez, Jean Denizot, Guillaume Senez, Jean Denizot
Production Co: Les Films Pelléas, Versus Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Runtime: 1h 38m