Avril et le Monde truqué
April and the Extraordinary World

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

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.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Avril et le Monde truqué

    Directed by: Franck EKINCI, Christian DESMARES

    Country: France, Canada, Belgium

    Year of production: 2015

    Running time: 01 h 43 min 11 s

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film

    Techniques used: 2D computer

    Version: Version originale française sous-titrée anglais

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Family

  • Credits

    Directed by: Franck EKINCI, Christian DESMARES

    Production: JE SUIS BIEN CONTENT, Marc JOUSSET, STUDIOCANAL, ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA, JOUROR DISTRIBUTION, TCHACK, KAIBOU PRODUCTION INC, Brice GARNIER, NEED PRODUCTIONS, Denis DELCAMPE, RTBF - RADIO TELEVISION BELGE FRANCOPHONE, PROXIMUS, WALLIMAGE

    Distribution: STUDIOCANAL, François CLERC, O'BROTHER DISTRIBUTION

    Artistic direction: Luciano Lepinay, Christian Desmares

    Script: Franck Ekinci, Benjamin Legrand

    Graphics: Tardi

    Storyboard: David Berthier, Benjamin Renner, Alexis Beaumont, Guillaume Leblois, Nils Robin, Davy Durand, Alexis Ducord

    Layout: Guillaume Leblois, Mael Legall, Kenny Dozo

    Sets: Armelle Prunier, Cédric Vandresse

    Animation: Patrick Imbert, Nicola Lemay, Nicolas Debray

    Compositing: Damien Gaillardon, Damien Welsch

    Music: Valentin Hadjadj

    Sound: Yann Lacan

    Editing: Nazim Meslem

    Voice: Marion Cotillard, Marc-André Grondin, Jean Rochefort, Philippe Katerine, Bouli Lanners, Olivier Gourmet, Macha Grenon, Benoit Brière, Anne Coesens