'' The Red Turtle '' ( ; ) is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film co-written and directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit and produced by Toshio Suzuki from Japan . The film is a co-production between Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli , and tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island and meets a giant red female turtle . The film has no dialogue . It premiered in the '' Un Certain Regard '' section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . The film was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film for the 89th Academy Awards
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The Red Turtle