From a media release
Red Island: A film by Robert Campillo
Theatrical opening August 16, 2024
At Film at Lincoln Center
A semi-autobiographical film inspired by Campillo's childhood in Madagascar
Additional markets to follow
The director of the acclaimed movie 120 BPM, Robert Campillo follows up with a story drawn from his childhood in Madagascar. The French filmmaker's story takes place during the early days of independence in the island nation.
The Story
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, he questions whether the memories he has made are ones he should remember fondly.
The Film
Simultaneously a sensual evocation of discovering the adult world and a sober reflection of what it represents, Robin Campillo’s anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed 120 BPM weaves together the personal and political in a “visually spectacular [and] masterful portrayal of colonialism through a child’s eyes” (The Upcoming).
Following its World Premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, where it was nominated for a prestigious Golden Seashell “Best Film” Award, the affecting drama was also nominated for Best International Film at the Haifa International Film Festival and a Dragon Award at Goteborg.
RED ISLAND (2023)
Directed by: Robin Campillo
Written by: Robin Campillo (screenplay), Gilles Marchand (collaboration)
Cast: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Quim Gutiérrez, Charlie Vausellem, Amely Rakotoarimalala, Sophie Guillemin, Hugues Delamarlière
Produced by: Marie-Ange Luciana
Cinematography by: Jeanne Lapoirie
RT: 117 minutes
Language: French, Malagasy with English Subtitles
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