APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
by Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
synopsis
1941, Napoléon V is the ruler of France and scholars keep mysteriously disappearing. Without modern technology, the world runs on coal and steam. A young girl named April goes off in search of her scientist parents who vanished. Accompanied by her talking cat Darwin and a young rogue named Julius, she will brave mysteries and danger in order to discover who is capturing the scholars and why.
international title: | April and the Extraordinary World |
original title: | Avril et le monde truqué |
working title: | Un monde truqué |
country: | France, Belgium, Canada |
sales agent: | StudioCanal |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | animation |
directed by: | Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci |
film run: | 103' |
release date: | FR 4/11/2015, BE 4/11/2015, DE 25/02/2016 |
screenplay: | Franck Ekinci, Benjamin Legrand |
music: | Valentin Hadjadj |
production: | Je Suis Bien Content, ARTE France Cinéma, StudioCanal, Jouror Productions, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Tchack (FR), Kaïbou (CA), Needs Productions (BE), Proximus (BE) |
backing: | Canal+, Ciné+, CNC, Eurimages, Media Programme, Wallimage,Ile-de-France, Cofinova, La Banque Postale, Image Soficas, TTK, Waooh!, Digital Graphics, Purearts studios |
distributor: | StudioCanal, O'Brother Distribution, StudioCanal Germany |