April and the Extraordinary World Page #7

Synopsis: In 1941, the world is radically different from the one we know from history books. Geopolitics has developed strangely: Napoleon V rules France and, for the last 70 years, scholars have been mysteriously disappearing, depriving mankind of their inventions. Without radio, television, electricity, aviation, and the combustion engine, the world is mired in outdated technology, dozing in the previous century's knowhow dominated by coal and steam. In this bizarre universe, Avril (Marion Cotillard), a teenage girl, Darwin (Philippe Katerine), her talking cat, Pops (Jean Rochefort), her grandfather, and Julius (Marc-André Grondin), a young scoundrel and police informer, go off in search of Avril's parents, two of the missing scientists. The quartet will face many dangers and mysteries in this strange new Rigged World.
Production: GKIDS
  1 win & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
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PG
Year:
2015
105 min
$294,311
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to help us,

I'm afraid

I'll have no choice

but to let Rodrigue

deal with your mother.

Sorry, Annette,

but it's to

save nature.

Where's your lab?

Uh, need a hand?

Pass me the catalyst.

That liquid there.

You sure it's

a good idea

to give your serum

to these lizards?

Julius... This is water.

There! It's done.

First, we test it!

132!

Hold this.

The Ultimate Serum!

You did it.

The vial.

You're welcome.

Final phase!

Serum injection in the

vines on the rocket.

Guidance verification.

Combustion preparation

and launch pad check.

Rodrigue, hand me

the serum please.

Rodrigue!

That serum is to be used on

the rocket and nothing more!

Korolev! Fire it up

for immediate launch.

But, the serum

hasn't been injected!

The control checks

haven't been completed!

I took care of

everything!

Start the engines now,

or lose your legs. Your call!

Da!

Ahh!

So this is what it feels

like to be invincible. I like it!

Chimne!

I adjusted the

altimeter on the bomb!

The explosion will

occur at 500 meters!

All life on Earth

will be destroyed!

Pre-combustion

of reactors. Phase 1...

These humans will get

the fate they deserve!

We'll dance on their ashes!

We lizards will reign

until the end of time,

untouched by

illness and death!

Chimne, we will

protect life,

but only the life

that deserves it.

Ours! Let us

drink the serum!

Never!

I will not let you commit

such an abomination!

Chimne...

My Chimne...

I can no longer

support your orders.

Your manner with this pathetic

human garbage disgusts me.

Our differences are

irreconcilable, my love.

So, we must part.

And I'm taking

the children!

Children, decide now.

Live and rule

with your daddy...

Or die with your mommy!

Leave her alone,

you maniac!

Mama!

Ah...

Papa! Papa!

Mother! Mother!

Pre-combustion

of reactors, Phase 2...

- They've gone mad.

- Let's get out of here!

Physicians first!

Move!

Give me your hand!

For Papa!

Julius!

Julius!

The Project...

Our lives...

All wasted.

April, I'm so sorry

for all this.

You must find Chimne.

Only she can prevent this catastrophe.

But, I can't just

leave you like this.

Go. I can manage.

Ah!

April,

come closer.

Chimne!

Listen to me.

Yes.

We have one last chance.

The altimeter.

Go into the rocket and change the

reading on the bomb's altimeter.

So it'll explode in space...

Chimne!

It's all thanks

to you, April.

How can I ever repay you?

Yoo-hoo, lizard!

Idiot! I'm invincible!

Oh yeah, sorry,

the real serum's right here.

I call it

the old switcheroo.

Rodrigue, my friend,

you just swallowed

H2O.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Lift off in three minutes!

Evacuate launch pad.

Get going!

The rocket!

The rocket?

No way! Are you crazy?

April, wait!

Hey! Wait!

Lift-off in two minutes.

Attention, airlock

closure.

Darwin! Darwin!

It's too late.

Pre-combustion

of reactors, Phase 3.

April!

Huh?

Father!

Hurry! Quick!

April, what are

you doing?

April!

Hurry!

Huh?

Lift-off.

What?

Where are we? No time to explain.

We've got to get out!

Oh...

Huh?

Outside!

Hurry, hurry!

This way! Come on!

Hurry, we have to get

as far away as possible!

TOILE IMPERIAL:

Ooh...

Get in! Get in!

Whoa...

Paul, it's too late.

It's about to explode!

No choice,

we have to move!

The further away we are, the less

impact we'll have from the explosion!

Unless Darwin succeeds!

What? Darwin? Huh?

Science

has known sin.

And this is a knowledge

which they cannot lose.

Big time.

I thought this stupid

chimney would never end.

Huh?

September 16, 1941.

In thanks for his immense

contribution to the Empire,

Napoleon V has named the brave

Pizoni head of his Secret Service!

Beware, all you criminals!

Pizoni will find you

and punish you,

just like he did those scoundrels

that threatened our civilization.

July 20, 1951.

Thanks to clean

and limitless oil,

the energy wars are over.

Meanwhile, some less happy news

from the world of science,

where, despite

all her efforts,

acclaimed biologist

April Franklin

has yet to find the

means of making her

Ultimate Serum compatible

with the human organism.

In Astronomy,

the Eiffel Tower destroyers'

dastardly scheme

seems to be working.

Plant life is being developed

on the Moon, Mars and Venus.

July 21, 2001.

One small step for man, but one giant

leap for the Democratic Union!

I'm walking on the Moon!

My instruments indicate

the atmosphere is safe.

Wait! Something's moving up

ahead! I'm not alone!

What took you so long?

April! I'm coming!

April!

They found Darwin!

On the moon!

April?

April!

I'm fine.

Oh, you scared

the life out of me!

Here, drink some.

It's not the Serum but

it'll make you feel better.

Oh, thank you, Julius.

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