Red Island (2023)

31/05/2023 (FR)•Drama•1h 57m

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Madagascar, at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. On an air base of the French army, the soldiers live the last carefree years of colonialism. Influenced by his readings of Fantômette, Thomas, a child who is not yet 10 years old, gradually forges a look at the world around him.

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Charlie Vauselle
Thomas
Quim Gutiérrez
Robert Lopez
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Colette Lopez
Sophie Guillemin
Mme Guedj
Hugues Delamarliere
Bernard Huissens
David Serero
M. Guedj
Luna Carpiaux
Odile Huissens
Mathis Piberne
Alain
Sacha Cosar-Accaoui
Michel

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A review by CinemaSerf

6.0

Written by CinemaSerf on Apr 3, 2024

Set against a backdrop, in the early 1970s, of increasing local dissatisfaction with both their government and it's dependent relationship with former colonial power France, this drama follows the lives of the last few occupants of a French airbase in Madagascar as their deployment comes to an end. Most of the observations emanate from the young "Thomas" (Charlie Vauselle) as he watches his parents "Colette" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) and "Robert(o)" (Quim Gutiérrez) come to terms with not just their impending relocation, but with changes to their own not always perfect relationship. His young eyes...