| Red Island | |
| Director: | Robin Campillo |
| Producer: | Marie-Ange Luciani |
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| Cinematography: | Jeanne Lapoirie |
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| Music: | Arnaud Rebotini |
| Studio: | Les Films de Pierre |
| Distributor: | Memento Distribution |
| Runtime: | 116 minutes |
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| Language: | French |
| Budget: | €7.2 million[1] |
| Gross: | $1.1 million[2] |
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,[3] it follows a ten-year-old boy and his family stationed in a French military base.[4]
Filming took place from August to November 2021.[4] Working titles included French: École de l'air and French: Vazaha (Les Blancs).[5] [6]
Red Island was released in French cinemas on 31 May 2023. It was submitted to the 2023 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, where Campillo's previous film, BPM (Beats per Minute), premiered and received the Grand Prix in 2017, but it was not selected.[7] It screened in competition at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2023.[8]
Reviewing the film for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave it five stars out of five and described it as "a compelling, visually exquisite piece of work."[9]