The Red Turtle

'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.