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The Red Turtle
Film poster
Directed byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Written byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Pascale Ferran
Produced byToshio Suzuki[1]
Vincent Maraval
Pascal Caucheteux
Grégoire Sorlat
Léon Perahia
Music byLaurent Perez Del Mar
Production
companies
Why Not Productions[2]
Wild Bunch
Studio Ghibli
CN4 Productions
Arte France Cinéma
Belvision
Prima Linea Productions[3] (animation)
Distributed byWild Bunch (France)
Toho (Japan)
Lumière (Belgium/Netherlands)
Release dates
  • 18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 29 June 2016 (2016-06-29) (France)
  • 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) (Japan)
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Japan
Box officeUS$2.77 million[4]

The Red Turtle (French: La Tortue rouge) is a 2016 French-Belgian-Japanese animated film directed by Dutch-British animator Michaël Dudok de Wit in his feature film debut. The film is a co-production between Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli, and tells the story of a man who tries to escape from a deserted island and battles a giant turtle. The film has no dialogue.[5] It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]

Plot

The film tells the story of a man washed up onto an island populated by turtles and crabs, but devoid of humans. The castaway finds himself confronted by a huge red turtle, which obstructs his efforts to escape the island, but also with whom the castaway bonds. He eventually comes to accept his fate and learns to survive alone on the island. That is until a woman mysteriously washes ashore. The couple go through life's milestones surrounded by crabs, insects and a vast ocean. [8]

Production

The film was co-produced by Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli in association with Why Not Productions. According to Vincent Maraval, head of Wild Bunch, he visited Studio Ghibli in Japan in 2008 and met with Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki showed him the short film Father and Daughter and asked him to find its director, Michaël Dudok de Wit, with the prospect of co-producing a feature film. Wild Bunch approached Dudok de Wit in London and convinced him to take on the project. The screenplay was written by Dudok de Wit and Pascale Ferran.[9][10]

Release

The film premiered on 18 May at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed in the Un Certain Regard section.[11] On 13 June, it was screened as the opening film of the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[12] The regular French release was 29 June 2016.[13] It was released in Japan on 17 September 2016.[14] In May 2016, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the North and Latin American distribution rights for the film[15] and is scheduled to be released in the United States on 20 January 2017. The Red Turtle is playing in the London Film Festival on 5 October 2016.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Cannes Film Festival 21 May 2016 Un Certain Regard Special Prize Michaël Dudok de Wit Won [3]
Prize Un Certain Regard Nominated
Camera d'Or Michaël Dudok de Wit Nominated

References

  1. ^ "The Red Turtle - descriptions". Prima Linea Productions. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ "The Red Turtle French press kit" (PDF) (in French). Wild Bunch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Amidi, Amid (May 22, 2016). "Michael Dudok de Wit's 'The Red Turtle' Wins At Cannes". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Red Turtle (2017) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ^ Amidi, Amid (13 May 2016). "Watch the Trailer for Michael Dudok de Wit's 'The Red Turtle,' Debuting At Cannes". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ "GOLD FOR STUDIO GHIBLI'S FRENCH COLLABORATION 'THE RED TURTLE'". Nagame Digital. July 20, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Père, Olivier (18 February 2014). "Arte France Cinéma coproduit The Red Turtle, premier long métrage d'animation de Michael Dudok de Wit". arte.tv (in French). Arte. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (24 April 2014). "Wild Bunch unveils first titles on Cannes slate". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Screenings Guide" (PDF). Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  12. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (28 April 2016). "Annecy animation festival unveils 2016 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  13. ^ "La Tortue rouge". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Studio Ghibli Co-Produced Film The Red Turtle Opens Next September". Anime News Network. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  15. ^ Ford, Rebecca (19 May 2016). "Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Takes 'The Red Turtle'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

External links

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