April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World
Theatrical release poster
FrenchAvril et le Monde truqué
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Michel Dutheil
  • Franck Ekinci
  • Marc Jousset
Starring
Edited byNazim Meslem
Music byValentin Hadjadj
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal (France)
  • O'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
  • Métropole Films Distribution (Canada)
Release dates
  • 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15) (Annecy)
  • 4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) (France and Belgium)[1]
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) (Canada)
Running time
106 minutes[2]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Canada
LanguageFrench
Budget$10.4 million[3]
Box office$496,000[4]

April and the Extraordinary World (French: Avril et le Monde truqué, lit. 'April and the Deceptive World') is a 2015 animated alternate history film co-directed by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci, co-written by Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand, and starring Marion Cotillard. Set in a dystopian steampunk world based on the concepts and visuals of comic artist Jacques Tardi, the plot concerns a young scientist continuing her great grandfather's research and attempting to find her family, who have disappeared.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Avril et le monde truqué". JP's Box-Office. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ "April and the Extraordinary World". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ Bill Goodykoontz (5 May 2016). "'April and the Extraordinary World': Steampunk Paris grim, lovely". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ Tasha Robinson (25 March 2016). "April and the Extraordinary World finds the heart in a retro-mechanical Paris". The Verge. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ Bill Desowitz (31 March 2016). "In 'April and the Extraordinary World,' Animation Goes Steampunk Dystopian Sci-Fi". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2017.