Afternoon Adventures

La Tortue rouge

Credits

Original title :
Reddo Tātoru: Aru Shima no Monogatari
Country :
France-Belgium-Japan
Year :
2016
Director :
Michael Dudok de Wit
Version :
without dialogue
Duration :
80 minutes
Format :
digital
Age classification :
6+ | Recommended from age 8 and up

synopsis

Following a terrible storm, a man is shipwrecked on a tropical island. Alone, he relies on the island’s vegetation to survive, eventually building a raft to return home. But his attempts to set sail are thwarted by a mysterious red turtle…

La Tortue rouge

Entre le minimalisme narratif du Batave et l’animisme débridé du studio Ghibli, la photosynthèse a opéré. Sans qu’y soit prononcé le moindre mot, cette robinsonnade se déploie miraculeusement en un récit palpitant, qui vous cloue à votre siège du début à la fin.

Le Monde

Michael Dudok de Wit’s hypnotizing, entirely dialogue-free "The Red Turtle" is a fable so simple, so pure, it feels as if it has existed for hundreds of years, like a brilliant shard of sea glass rendered smooth and elegant through generations of retelling.

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La Tortue rouge

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