The Red Turtle

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For Michaël Dudok de Wit’s feature film debut, Isao Takahata was the artistic director on The Red Turtle, which is opening Annecy 2016.

Last year, Michaël Dudok de Wit presented The Red Turtle as a Work in Progress, and now he’s ready to share the finished version as the Annecy Festival opener. The film is the first venture into feature direction for this Dutch filmmaker who is renowned for his shorts The Monk and the Fish and Father and Daughter.

It’s no secret that die-hard animation fans will easily recognize the Ghibli touch, as the art direction was carried out by none other than Isao Takahata, director of the much loved Grave of the Fireflies.

The Red Turtle tells the story of a castaway who ends up befriending a giant turtle on a deserted island where the only other living beings are birds, turtles and crabs.

Come and lose yourself in this dialogue-less film that follows a man’s major life stages and help us kick off Annecy 2016!

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  • Michaël DUDOK DE WIT
    Michaël DUDOK DE WIT

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The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: La Tortue rouge

    Directed by: Michaël DUDOK DE WIT

    Country: France

    Year of production: 2016

    Running time: 01 h 25 min

  • Technique

    Category: Sneak preview

    Techniques used: 2D computer

    Version: Sans dialogue ni commentaire

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Michaël DUDOK DE WIT

    Production: PRIMA LINEA PRODUCTIONS, STUDIO GHIBLI, WILD BUNCH, WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS, BELVISION, ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA

    Distribution: WILD BUNCH

    Script: Michaël Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran

    Music: Laurent Perez Del Mar