April and the Extraordinary World
ThrillerAdventureAnimationComedyFantasyScience Fictionfranceparis, francecatgrandfatherlizardsteampunkfemale protagonistalternate historyscientistcoaltalking catfemale scientist
A visually sumptuous steampunk adventure about a determined young girl searching for her parents in an alternate-history France, blending whimsy, mystery, and earnest emotional stakes.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Marion Cotillard
Avril (voice)
Philippe Katerine
Darwin (voice)
Jean Rochefort
Pops (voice)
Olivier Gourmet
Paul (voice)
Marc-André Grondin
Julius (voice)
Bouli Lanners
Pizoni (voice)
Anne Coesens
Chimène (voice)
Macha Grenon
Annette (voice)
Benoît Brière
Rodrigue (voice)
Gérard Dessalles
(voice)
Jean-Claude Donda
(voice)
Damien Laquet
(voice)
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