Red Island (2023)

Original title

L'Île rouge

Directed by

Robin Campillo

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

15+

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In early 1970s Madagascar, an eight-year-old boy lives with his family on a French military base. The film shows his daily life and the quiet tensions in the colonial community.

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What happens

Red Island (French: L'Île rouge) is a 2023 coming-of-age drama film directed by Robin Campillo. Written by Campillo and Gilles Marchand, it stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Quim Gutiérrez, and Charlie Vauselle. Set in the early 1970s Madagascar, where Campillo spent his childhood, it follows an eight-year-old boy and his family stationed in a French military base. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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