Red Island

Vazaha / Les Blancs / L'École de l'air / White People (Working title)

Feature Film | 2021-2023 | Coming of Age, Period | Belgium, France, Madagascar

Main data

Director	Robin Campillo
Written by	Robin Campillo, Gilles Marchand (co-writer)
Production	Les Films de Pierre [fr], Scope Pictures [be], France 3 Cinéma [fr], DDC Madagascar, Memento Films [fr], Playtime [fr]
Distributor	Memento Films [fr], Playtime [fr]

Shooting data

Locations	Paris, Salon-de-Provence, Madagascar, Pays de la Loire
Filming regions	France - Paris Île-de-France, France - Pays de la Loire, France - Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Madagascar

Project data

Budget	7 M€
Film financing	Belgian Tax Shelter [be] PROCIREP - Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision [fr] Région Pays de la Loire [fr] Région Sud - Provence Alpes Côte d´Azur [fr] Sacem Cultural Support [fr] Centre National du Cinéma et de L' Image Animée [fr] (CNC) [fr] - development funding: 60 000 EUR (01/2019) Centre National du Cinéma et de L' Image Animée [fr] (CNC) [fr] - Avance sur recettes (02/2020) Creative Europe MEDIA [eu]
Length of movie	1h56

Trailers/Videos

Youtube (French)

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

At the beginning of the 70s, in Madagascar, a few armed forces and their families live in one of the last French military bases abroad, a relic of the ending French colonial empire. Influenced by his reading of the intrepid comic book heroine Fantômette, Thomas, a ten-year-old boy, sweeps with a curious glance what surrounds him. Beneath the carefree expatriate life, his eyes are gradually opening to another reality.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Nadia Tereszkiewicz	Colette Lopez [L]
Quim Gutiérrez	Robert Lopez [L]
Charlie Vauselle	Thomas [L]
Amely Rakotoarimalala	Miangaly [SR]
Hugues Delamarliere	Bernard Huissens [SR]
Sophie Guillemin	Madame Guedj [SR]
David Serero	Monsieur Guedj [SR]
Luna Carpiaux	Odile Huissens [SR]
Mitia Ralaivita	Andry [SR]
Cathy Pham	Suzanne [SR]
Mathis Piberne	Alain [SR]
Sacha Cosar-Accaoui	Michel [SR]
Calissa Oskal-Ool	Fantômette [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Julie Richard
2nd AD	Théo Madia
Director of photography	Jeanne Lapoirie
1st assistant camera	Lucie Colombié
Data wrangler / digital loader	Noémie Lobry 4th AC	4th AC
Casting trainee	Noémie Lobry
Costume designer	Isabelle Pannetier
Director	Robin Campillo
Editor	Anita Roth
Editor	Robin Campillo
Editor	Stéphanie Léger
Editing trainee	Noémie Lobry
Key grip	Dimitrios Doulkeridis
Gaffer	Nicolas Dixmier
Key hair stylist	Patrick Girault
Key makeup artist	Cécile Pellerin
Composer	Arnaud Rebotini
Producer	Marie-Ange Luciani
Service producer	Mamihasina Raminosoa
Service producer	Soasoa Ratsifa
Production designer	Emmanuelle Duplay
Stand by set builder	Fabien Bouëdo
Assistant draughtsman/set designer	Chouchane Bakirel
Art department trainee	Adèle Pitou
Production manager	Diego Urgoiti-Moinot
Unit manager (local system)	Chloé Dagonet
Production assistant	Irma Biehler Rego
Production assistant	Emeline Bizri
Screenwriter	Robin Campillo
Co-writer	Gilles Marchand
Script consultant	Jean-Luc Raharimanana
Production sound mixer	Julien Sicart
Boom operator	Thimotée Robart
Sound re-recording mixer	Thomas Gauder
Sound editor	Valérie de Loof

Production companies

Company	Comment
Les Films de Pierre [fr]
Scope Pictures [be] coproduction	coproduction
France 3 Cinéma [fr] coproduction	coproduction
DDC Madagascar coproduction	coproduction
Memento Films [fr] coproduction	coproduction
Playtime [fr] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Memento Films [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
Playtime [fr] International Sales	International Sales

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	Next Shot
Grip	Next Shot
Lighting and Utilities	Next Shot
Finance/Law/Insurance	Setkeeper
Production Support	Bureau d'Accueil des Tournages des Pays de la Loire [fr]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Robin Campillo	2021	SSIFF - San Sebastián Int. Film Festival [es] Golden Shell	Golden Shell	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Germany	Film Festival Cologne
2023	Spain	SSIFF - San Sebastián Int. Film Festival (Zinemaldia) Oficial section	Oficial section

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Spain	Wednesday, 27/09/2023	SSIFF - San Sebastián International Film Festival (Zinemaldia)
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 31/05/2023

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