The Island

A dreamlike, music-filled meditation that drifts between diary and reality, asking patience while it unsettles and moves you.

Directed by

Anca Damian

Genres

Animation, Drama, Music

Starring

Alexander Bălănescu, Lucian Ionescu, Cristina Juncu

Overview

Robinson is a doctor and unlike Robinson Crusoe, his solitude is voluntary but his island in the Mediterranean Sea is invaded by migrants, NGOs, guards. Friday is a castaway, the only one from his boat to have survived when sailing from Africa to Italy. During his strolls on the island, Robinson confronts his own solitude by keeping a diary - that works like augmented reality - filled with extraordinary beings and events, which both fill and trouble his daily life.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, whimsical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, immigration, identity, art

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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