Gandahar
Seen it?1987 | 83 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The Animatrix or The Mitchells vs. the Machines, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$371K worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by René Laloux
- Catherine ChevallierAirelle (voice)
- Pierre-Marie EscourrouSylvain Lanvère (voice)
- Anny DupereyAmbisextra (Voice)
- Christine PârisLe porte-parole (Voice)
- Georges WilsonMétamorphe (voice)
- Jean-Pierre DucosBlaminhor (Voice)
- Olivier CruveillerL'homme-métal (Voice)
- Zaïra BenbadisVoix enregistrée (Voice)
- Claude DegliameVoix enregistrée (Voice)
- Jean-Pierre JorrisTransformé (Voice)