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A hot ticket set to transform the world’s view of Scotland

Scotland is set to be transformed through the eyes of an Oscar-nominated French animator, as our biggest-ever film production gets its world premiere next month at one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals.

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Edd McCracken, Arts Correspondent

Four years in the making and delayed several times, The Illusionist is already being hailed as a potential classic of Scottish cinema.

The animated film is directed by Sylvain Chomet, whose last feature, Belleville Rendez-Vous, received an Oscar nomination.