- A 23 minute 'Special Edition' was shown at the Venice Film festival.
- 'Advent Children Complete' contains 26 minutes of additional footage. This includes:
- An opening scene with Kadaj talking to Rufus and asking why humanity even bothers to continue on.
- Marlene's opening monologue features new effects for the Lifestream, Meteor, and the background fire for Sephiroth.
- Numerous new shots have been added to the introduction to Edge City, including a scene showing a man dying from Geostigma in an alley while some children watch.
- A new radio voice-over during Tifa's opening scene.
- When Cloud first meets with Rufus, a scene is shown from Elena's point of view, which explains what happened when Reno's helicopter landed in North Cave and where Kadaj and his brothers originally came from.
- A small scene between Reno and Rude, where Reno wonders if they'll ever be forgiven for the things they did for Shinra in the past, and if they'll be able to find Tseng and Elena.
- A flashback showing how Denzel first met Cloud.
- As the girl with the moogle is carrying her brother through the streets, some people try to help her, but when they see that her brother is in the advanced stages of Geostigma, they back away. She drops her moogle and Denzel picks it up and holds it out to her. She angrily takes it back and continues on.
- Extended flashback sequence of Zack, including his death, where he tells Cloud, "You'll be my living legacy," and gives him the Buster Sword.
- Dirt, blood, and bruises are added to Tifa's fight with Loz.
- The young girl later apologizes for getting angry with Denzel, and tells him that her brother is dead. She then notices that he is infected with Geostigma, and tells him that someone has found a way to cure it, taking him to where the children are being loaded into the back of Yazoo's truck.
- Another flashback, where Cloud puts Denzel on his bike and leaves the church.
- A scene of Denzel and the girl talking in the back of the truck.
- When Kadaj loads his new materia in the Forgotten City, he tries it out by destroying a tree, scaring Marlene and shocking Loz.
- A scene of Cloud and Marlene arriving back in Edge City, where she asks him why he left and whether or not there is a cure for Geostigma.
- Dirt, blood, and bruises are added to Reno and Rude's fight with Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz.
- A scene where Denzel defeats one of the monsters by breaking a fire hydrant which shoots out a stream of water.
- During the fight between Tifa and the monsters, Cloud rushes in to save her and Denzel at the last minute.
- During the chase out of Edge, Reno and Rude's helicopter crashes and they are picked up by Elena and Tseng.
- The fight between Cloud and Sephorith is longer, and includes a scene where Sephiroth stabs Cloud in the stomach and holds him in the air on his blade, mirroring the famous scene in the game. A lot of blood has also been added.
- During the battle with Sepiroth, Cloud has a vision of Zack.
- After the battle, all the children of Edge afflicted with Geostigma receive a phone-call telling them to go to the Sector 5 church.
- After the credits roll, Cloud takes Denzel to the cliff where Zack was killed. Flowers are growing on the spot Zack died, and Denzel asks if it is a grave. Cloud says no, that it is where a hero began his journey. We then cut to the altar of the church, where the Buster Sword has been restored and placed in Aeris' flowerbed.
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What is the French language plot outline for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)?
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