April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World

2015•1h 46m•7.1/10

ThrillerAdventureAnimationComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(354)

It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

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Production

StudioCanal, Je suis bien content, Kaïbou, Need Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Jouror Distribution, RTBF, Proximus, Tchack

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Avril (voice)

Philippe Katerine

Philippe Katerine

Darwin (voice)

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Pops (voice)

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Paul (voice)

Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin

Julius (voice)

Bouli Lanners

Bouli Lanners

Pizoni (voice)

Anne Coesens

Anne Coesens

Chimène (voice)

Macha Grenon

Macha Grenon

Annette (voice)

Benoît Brière

Benoît Brière

Rodrigue (voice)

Gérard Dessalles

Gérard Dessalles

(voice)

Jean-Claude Donda

Jean-Claude Donda

(voice)

Damien Laquet

Damien Laquet

(voice)

Irina Preda

(voice)

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