Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Animation, Family
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2006
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Raised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys also seeks the genie.
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Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
25 Oct 2006
Country:
BE, FR, IT, ES
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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This is a unique effort that art film crowds and families will both be able to appreciate.
– Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Mar 2009
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Azur has the DNA of a captivating bedtime story, not a sugar-high Saturday cartoon.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
19 Feb 2009
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The tale of two brothers from childhood to manhood, it is rife with timeless storybook themes and offers an inspiring vision of harmony between different cultures, different people.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
12 Feb 2009
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Gorgeous and mesmerizing, Azur & Asmar eschews computer-generated imagery to render a flat, storybook-style animation that never stops delighting with its ornamental detail, range of color and exotic story.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
8 Jan 2009
fresh:
Is it too early to announce the most beautiful film of 2009? Two days into the new year, it's hard to imagine a more transporting cinematic experience coming our way than Azur & Asmar, an animated feature from the French writer-director Michel Ocel
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan 2009