Who directed The Red Turtle?
Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit directed The Red Turtle and co-wrote the screenplay with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran.
Questions about The Red Turtle
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What is The Red Turtle about?
The Red Turtle follows a man shipwrecked on an uninhabited island whose repeated attempts to escape are foiled by a giant red sea turtle. The film contains no spoken dialogue at all.
When did The Red Turtle premiere?
The Red Turtle premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on the 18th of May 2016.
Where was The Red Turtle produced?
The Red Turtle was an international co-production between Japanese studio Studio Ghibli and French companies including Wild Bunch and Belvision, with additional backing from companies across France and Japan.
Why does The Red Turtle have no dialogue?
Michaël Dudok de Wit and Pascale Ferran wrote The Red Turtle with no spoken lines, letting the man's wordless relationship with the turtle carry the entire story.
What awards did The Red Turtle win?
The Red Turtle was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and received the Un Certain Regard Special Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It also won Best Sound for Nils Fauth and Peter Soldan at Belgium's Magritte Awards.