"Marnie's World" by Oscar-winning directors set for China release

German-Belgian animated film "Marnie's World" is set to hit Chinese mainland theaters on Nov. 15.

Loosely based on the Brothers Grimm's "Town Musicians of Bremen," the film is also known as "Spy Cat."

Alexandra Neldel and Axel Prahl at the premiere of the animated film Die sagenhaften Vier Marnie s World at the Kulturbrauerei Berlin June 4, 2019. [Photo: IC]

It tells an adventure story of four crazy antiheroes, of whom the leader is Marnie, a house cat who has never ventured outside the family home and only knows about the real world from television.

It's directed by twin brothers Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein.

Alexandra Neldel and Axel Prahl at the premiere of the animated film Die sagenhaften Vier Marnie s World at the Kulturbrauerei Berlin June 4, 2019. [Photo: IC]

Their animated sci-fi film "Luis and the Aliens," is set for release on the Chinese mainland on Oct. 26.

(Story includes material sourced from Xinhua)