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The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle

20167.41h 21m

Overview

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

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit
Written by Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran
Produced by Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Vincent Maraval
Box Office0Revenue: $922K

Top Cast

Tom Hudson

Tom Hudson

The Son as a Young Adult (voice)

B

Baptiste Goy

The Son as a Child (voice)

A

Axel Devillers

The Son as a Baby (voice)

Barbara Beretta

Barbara Beretta

The Mother (voice)

Themes & Keywords

coming of agesurvivallonelinesscrabraftsea turtledeserted islandfloodmeditativecalm

About The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle is a animation, drama, fantasy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of coming of age, survival, loneliness, crab, raft, sea turtle. Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit, it stars Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers. 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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