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La Tortue rouge

2016, animation, drama, fantasy

80 minutes

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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7.8

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7.6

based on 22 critics

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10

Evan Popplestone of Cinema's Fringes

2017-05-29

By turns charming, melancholic, suspenseful and inspiring, but really something to be experienced subjectively and personally.

10

2016-09-19

This is an enriching complete film with a depth of beauty and themes for any viewer to extrapolate from. Read more

8.0

2017-02-21

This spare and often somber film, punctuated as it is with both joyous outbursts and peril, is a welcome piece of poetry in Oscar’s roster. Read more

7.5

David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers

2017-12-14

Beautifully animated, this European/Asian collaboration from Studio Ghibli will be enjoyable for most.

7.0

2017-02-26

A beautiful film, on many levels. Read more

7.0

2017-02-11

The Red Turtle is at times a thing of beauty, but it also frustrates for a considerable portion of its running time. Ultimately it falls short of a great animated feature, but it's worth seeing for its mesmerising first half, which taken on its own merits is undoubtedly a great animated short. Read more

6.0

Shannon Schultz of DoubleFeaturePreachers

2017-12-13

Overall I thought the story was good and the ending was happy...

4.0

2017-05-28

Just wasn’t entertaining enough to sustain my attention. Read more

In other languages

9.0

2016-12-12

Heeft een bijna sprookjesachtig gevoel door wat er allemaal gebeurt. Read more

9.0

2016-12-08

Een prachtige animatiefilm die zich kan meten met het beste werk dat is voortgekomen onder de vlag van Studio Ghibli. Read more

8.5

2016-07-15

Ze weten namelijk allemaal te raken, zowel de vrolijke als de duistere wendingen. Read more

8.0

2016-07-06

Schitterend geanimeerd en voorzien van prachtige muziek. Read more

8.0

2013-01-14

Een gestileerde, wonderschone en melancholische film over eenzaamheid. Read more

7.5

Marleen Hegeman of De Filmrecensent

2016-07-13

Meeslepend en dramatisch, met een tikje humor en sterke symboliek. Read more

7.0

2016-12-11

Brengt het verhaal van een schipbreukeling op prachtige wijze naar het scherm. Read more

6.3

2016-08-30

Ik had het gevoel dat dit allemaal ook in een uur verteld had kunnen worden. Read more

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