Synopsis
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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Cast
- 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)
Recommendations
- 100
IndieWire
This is a quiet little masterpiece of images, each one rich with meaning, that collectively speak to a universal process. - 100
Screen Daily
This is, quite simply, thoughtful and ultimately moving animation at its best. - 100
Variety
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. - 100
Los Angeles Times
The Red Turtle is a visually stunning poetic fable, but there’s more on its mind than simply beauty. - 91
The A.V. Club
The Red Turtle nevertheless remains throughout a simple, gripping story of survival, deriving its sense of adventure from the most basic plot imaginable: Here’s a human being, stranded in a strange place, using his strength, intelligence, and courage to forge some kind of a life for himself. - 83
The Film Stage
Despite there being no dialogue and very few characters, the film consistently celebrates the excitement of exploration and invention while also keeping the audience aware of the man’s growing frustrations. - 80
The Telegraph
Though there isn’t a single word of dialogue in the film’s 80-minute running time, the big questions it asks, about ambition, acceptance and the beauty of companionship, ring loud in every heart-melting frame. - 80
Time Out
The movie has the proportion of a fable but the scope of a mythical lifetime.
