Red Island

Released Aug 16

1h 56m

Drama

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Living on one of the last remaining military bases amidst a hedonistic group of French armed forces in 1970s Madagascar, ten-year-old Thomas begins to find cracks in the surface of his family's blissful existence on the idyllic island. Taking inspiration from his comic book hero Fantomette, Thomas spies on those around him, discovering the hidden and tangled political and sexual lives of the colonizers and the colonized. As relocation looms, Thomas questions whether the memories he has made are ones he should remember fondly.

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

Ms. Tereszkiewicz giving a performance of such loveliness and soft strength that we too can see the almost angelic aura she seems to have in the eyes of her young son, even as a few cracks in the surface begin to show.

Aug 16, 2024

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

There are glints of an interesting story about desire and power in “Red Island,” but it’s one that, alas, never takes satisfying shape.

Aug 15, 2024

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Ryan Swen

Slant Magazine

Red Island is at once lackadaisical and urgent, relaxed but with a clear eye for how swiftly everything will end for the characters at its center.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 13, 2024

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Chris Cassingham

In Review Online

Its languid mood, rich colors and textures, and tenuously connected narrative threads belie a deeply personal reflection that is never solipsistic.

Aug 29, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Writer-director Robin Campillo has a terrific visual sensibility, recreating the period and location in ways that add striking insight into the characters, history and culture.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2024

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Eric Langberg

Everything's Interesting

That’s what childhood is like: a collection of images and feelings that seem important, but their meaning eludes you, and you’re not sure yet how they’ll someday all fit together and make you into a person. You just know that, right now, you feel it all.

Aug 26, 2024

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Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Colette Lopez

Quim Gutiérrez

Robert Lopez

Charlie Vauselle

Thomas Lopez

Amely Rakotoarimalala

Miangaly

Hugues Delamarlière

Bernard Huissens

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Living on one of the last remaining military bases amidst a hedonistic group of French armed forces in 1970s Madagascar, ten-year-old Thomas begins to find cracks in the surface of his family's blissful existence on the idyllic island. Taking inspiration from his comic book hero Fantomette, Thomas spies on those around him, discovering the hidden and tangled political and sexual lives of the colonizers and the colonized. As relocation looms, Thomas questions whether the memories he has made are ones he should remember fondly.

Director: Robin Campillo
Producer: Marie-Ange Luciani
Screenwriter: Robin Campillo, Gilles Marchand
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Les Films de Pierre, Playtime, Scope Pictures, France 3 Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.6K
Runtime: 1h 56m

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