René Laloux’s Gandahar returns to cinemas with a new 4K restoration

An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s (Fantastic Planet and The Time Masters) final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction.

In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying to his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and — together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier) — travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence.

Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, Gandahar is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to furthest reaches of imagination.

Gandahar returns to cinemas with a new 4K restoration on 28th August.