Michael Dudok de Wit and Studio Ghibli’s animated film The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge) will open in New York and Los Angeles on November 18 for an Oscar-qualifying run.
The Red Turtle is the latest work by award-winning Dutch animator and director Michael Dudok de Wit (“The Monk and the Fish,” “Father & Daughter” animated shorts).
The film opened in Japan on September 17 with the title Red Turtle – Aru Shima no Monogatari (Red Turtle – A Certain Island’s Story).
Sony Pictures Classics will then screen The Red Turtle in more North American theaters starting on January 20, 2017.