Title: The Red Turtle
Original Title: La tortue rouge
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: France Japan
- Length: 80 Minutes (1 hour 20 min)
- Budget: €9,500,000
- Genre: Animation Drama Fantasy
- Studios: Studio Ghibli Wild Bunch
- Distributor: Karma Films
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: May 26 2017
- United States: January 20 2017
Plot
'The Red Turtle' is the first international co-production of the acclaimed Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, along with Wild Bunch and Arte France. Directed by acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit ('Father and Daughter') and produced no dialogue, it tells the story of a castaway who ends in a deserted tropical island. Abandoned to his fate and away the world, he survives as he can. One day sailing with his raft, he encounters a strange red turtle, which turns out to be a beautiful maiden with the protagonist cease finally to live in solitude. A beautiful and lyrical metaphor about the different ages of life of people, shown from the feelings that cause soft and elegant animation along with the sounds of the ocean. Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 69th Cannes Film Festival and shown in the Pearls section of the 64th San Sebastian Festival.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 0
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Videos
'The Red Turtle' English Trailer
December 15 2016
'The Red Turtle' French Original Trailer
May 15 2016
Photos
Trivia
Tradition and modernity
'The Red Turtle' is a mix of digital and craft. A digital pencil has been used for the raft and turtles; The decorations were made with charcoal, bringing a grainy texture to the image.
Awarded in Cannes
'The Red Turtle' was awarded the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
Takahata convinced Michaël Dudok de Wit
It was Isao Takahata, one of the founders of Studio Ghibli, who convinced Michaël Dudok de Wit to direct his first feature film. So said the Dutch director during an interview during the promotion of the film at the Cannes Film Festival.
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