The Red Turtle
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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Cast
5 people
Emmanuel Garijo
The Father (voice)
Known for
Martin Mystery
Pets on a Train
Tom Hudson
The Son as a Young Adult (voice)
Known for
Serial Teachers 2
Deerskin
Baptiste Goy
The Son as a Child (voice)
No other roles listed
Axel Devillers
The Son as a Baby (voice)
No other roles listed
Barbara Beretta
The Mother (voice)
Known for
Lastman
Michael Dudok de Wit Director · Laurent Perez del Mar Composer Céline Kélépikis Editor
Worldwide gross $922K · United States release January 20, 2017 · Produced in Belgium, France, Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$921,974
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Why Not Productions
Production
CN4 Productions
Production
Belvision
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Cinémage 9
Production
Palatine Étoile 11
Production
Palatine Étoile 12
Production
BNP Paribas Fortis
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Ciné+
Production
Prima Linéa Productions
Production
Belgium · France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Tortue rouge
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Italy · March 27, 2016
Limited theatrical
Belgium · June 29, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 2017
Limited theatrical
United States
January 7, 2017 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
March 24, 2017 · Digital
Canada
September 8, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
June 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Finland
October 13, 2017 · Theatrical
France
May 18, 2016 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 29, 2016 · Theatrical
November 25, 2016 · Digital · VOD
November 30, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 25, 2018 · TV · Ciné+ Club
May 27, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
March 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
March 22, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
January 12, 2017 · Digital
Ireland
May 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
November 30, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
December 30, 2018 · TV · NPO 2
Poland
June 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
October 27, 2016 · Limited theatrical
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 4, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 23, 2016 · Premiere · Indie-AniFest
Spain
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 27, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Ukraine
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 26, 2017 · Theatrical
September 25, 2017 · Physical
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