Red Island fingerprintNo humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
History, growing up, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Red Island is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
History, growing up, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, growing up, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Red Island is included with a subscription to Film Movement+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 5.9, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 57 min
Red Island runs 1 h 57 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Red Island higher (76) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 17% of its budget.
It was made in French, with some Malagasy. Produced in France, Madagascar, Belgium.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Red Island in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
5.9
