Robin Campillo’s San Sebastian competition title ‘Red Island’ scores UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)

French director Campillo’s first film since 2017’s 120 Bpm.Curzon has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Red Island, the new film from 120 Bpm (Beats Per Minute) director Robin Campillo.Morocco-born French director Campillo’s new film will have its world premiere in the official selection at San Sebastian Film Festival later this month.

Curzon is working on release plans for the title.Set on one of the last French army air bases on Madagascar in the 1970s, Red Island follows a 10-year-old boy whose world opens up to a different reality when he is inspired by an intrepid comic book heroine.

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