April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World

Theatrical release poster
Avril et le Monde Truqué
Directed by
  • Christian Desmares
  • Franck Ekinci
Produced by
  • Michel Dutheil
  • Franck Ekinci
  • Marc Jousset
Screenplay by
  • Franck Ekinci
  • Benjamin Legrand
Based on Avril et le Monde truqué 
by Jacques Tardi
Starring
Music by Valentin Hadjadj
Edited by Nazim Meslem
Production
company
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/Belgium)[1]
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) (Canada)
Running time
 106 minutes[2]
Country
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Canada
Language French
Budget €9.2 million[3]
Box office $199,641[4]

April and the Extraordinary World (French title: Avril et le Monde truqué), also titled April and the Twisted World, is a 2015 French-Belgian-Canadian animated fantasy thriller film co-directed by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci and co-written by Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand based on Jacques Tardi's graphic novel of the same name. Marion Cotillard plays the title role.

Plot

France, 1941. Napoleon V rules France and for the last 70 years, scientists have been mysteriously disappearing, depriving mankind of their inventions. Avril (Marion Cotillard), a teenage girl, goes in search of her parents, two of the missing scientists.

Cast

Marketing

The first poster of April and the Extraordinary World was released on 21 June 2015.[5]

StudioCanal released the first trailer on 18 September 2015.[6]

Gkids released the first U.S. trailer on 22 February 2016.[7]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 15 June 2015. StudioCanal released the film in France on 4 November 2015. O'Brother Distribution released it in Belgium on the same day.

Gkids will release the film in US in 2016,[8] starting with a limited release in New York on 25 March 2016 and then expand to theaters nationwide on 8 April 2016.[9]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Best Feature Film Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci Won
2016 César Awards[10] Best Animated Feature Film Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci Nominated
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[11] Special Mention Franck Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand Won

References

  1. ↑ "Avril et le Monde Truqué". JSBC.
  2. ↑ "APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Avril et le monde truqué". JP's Box-Office.
  4. ↑ "Avril et le monde truqué (April and the Extraordinary World)". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ↑ "Avril et le Monde Truqué / April and the Extraordinary World (2015)". imgur.com. 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "AVRIL ET LE MONDE TRUQUE - Bande annonce (2015)". YouTube. 18 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "April and the Extraordinary World - [Official US Trailer]". YouTube. 22 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gkids takes U.S. To 'April and the Extraordinary World,' with Marion Cotillard". Variety. 15 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "GKIDS Dates ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ Release". Variety. 4 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "‘Golden Years,’ ‘Marguerite,’ ‘Dheepan,’ ‘Mustang’ Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.
  11. ↑ "Prix et nominations : Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2016". AlloCiné.

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