The Island

"A dizzying and dazzling work for all audiences (with multiple levels of interpretation), musical, surrealist, ecological and humanist"

CINEUROPA
  • Archive - Festival 38
  • Director: Anca Damian
  • Romania, France, Belgium 2021
  • 85 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Robinson is a doctor whose solitude is voluntary in an island invaded by migrants, NGOs and guards. He saves Friday, a castaway, the only survivor of his illegal refugee boat. During his journey on the island, Robinson encounters extraordinary beings and events. He will confront current affairs through visual poetry and symbolism.

The imaginative animation film, loosely inspired by Robinson Crusoe - a unique musical fable that has already been described as “The Little Prince meets Monty Python” - is the third Anca Damian’s film to be screened in the Haifa IFF..

Filmography: Marona's Fantastic Tale (2019), Moon Hotel Kabul (2018), The Magic Mountian (2015), Crossing Dates (2008).

 

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  • Director Anca Damian
  • Production Anca Damian
  • Script Anca Damian, Augusto Zanovello
  • Music Alexander Bălănescu, Ada Milea
  • Festivals Rotterdam, Annecy, Busan, Göteborg
  • Voices Ada Milea, Alexander Bălănescu
  • Source Best Friend Forever