---
title: 'The Red Turtle (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michaël Dudok de Wit'
released: '2016-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 80
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-turtle-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3666024/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Red Turtle (2016)

2016 · PG · 80 min · Drama · France, Belgium, Japan


## Synopsis

The Red Turtle is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli and several French companies, including Wild Bunch and Belvision. The film, which has no dialogue, tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island where his attempts at escape are repeatedly thwarted by a red turtle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michaël Dudok de Wit](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dudok-de-wit)
- **Screenplay:** [Michaël Dudok de Wit](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dudok-de-wit), [Pascale Ferran](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-ferran)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Laurent Perez del Mar](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-perez-del-mar)
- **Producer:** [Isao Takahata](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-takahata), [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki), [Pascal Caucheteux](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-caucheteux), [Vincent Maraval](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-maraval), [Grégoire Sorlat](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregoire-sorlat)
- **Editor:** [Céline Kélépikis](https://cinepixo.com/people/celine-kelepikis)

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Official site: http://sonyclassics.com/theredturtle/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-turtle-2016
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