Movie

Red Island

2023 · 117 min

A sunlit, nostalgic childhood seen through a boy's eyes, shadowed by the quiet unease of a fading colonial world.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, colonialism, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
colonialism
family
identity
memory
Places: military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild