The Red Turtle

Name: The Red Turtle
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit
Released: 2016-03-27T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.4

2016 · TMDB 7.4 · La tortue rouge

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

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A man shipwrecked on a desert island encounters a mysterious red turtle that changes his fate. Studio Ghibli's co-production is a wordless fable about nature, love, and the cycles of life.

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Director · Michael Dudok de Wit Producer · Toshio Suzuki Producer · Isao Takahata Producer · Vincent Maraval Producer · Pascal Caucheteux Producer · Béatrice Mauduit Producer · Grégoire Sorlat Writer · Michael Dudok de Wit Composer · Laurent Perez del Mar Editor · Céline Kélépikis

Runtime: 81 min
Released: 2016-03-27
Studio: Wild Bunch
Country: Belgium
Language: No Language
TMDB score: 7.4

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A man shipwrecked on a desert island encounters a mysterious red turtle that changes his fate. Studio Ghibli's co-production is a wordless fable about nature, love, and the cycles of life.