April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World
Theatrical release poster
FrenchAvril et le Monde truqué
Directed by
  • Christian Desmares
  • Franck Ekinci
Screenplay by
  • Franck Ekinci
  • Benjamin Legrand
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)
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) (Canada)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Canada
LanguageFrench
Budget$10.4 million
Box office$496,000

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.