
The Red Turtle
Plot
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
About The Red Turtle
The Red Turtle is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli and several French companies, including Wild Bunch and Belvision. The film, which has no dialogue, tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island where his attempts at escape are repeatedly thwarted by a red turtle. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2016. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Awards
Nominated for 3 other awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.
Cast
Emmanuel GarijoThe Father (voice)
Tom HudsonThe Son as a Young Adult (voice)- Baptiste GoyThe Son as a Child (voice)
- Axel DevillersThe Son as a Baby (voice)
Barbara BerettaThe Mother (voice)
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