“The Red Island” recounts the end of colonialism in Madagascar

1970, Madagascar. The story of a family settled on the French military base of Ivato. Here, everyone seems to lead a quiet life among expatriates, in a vacuum. A life from which the Malagasy are almost absent, relegated to the background. Robin Campillo relies on his childhood memories, at a time when the dream of a happy colonization had vanished. “I had already had it in my head for a very long time to talk about the end of post-colonialism in Madagascar and the French presence after independence. It’s a paradise lost, but more than that, it’s a paradise stolen”confides Robin Campillo, the director of the film.

Nadia Tereszkiewicz seduced by the theme of the film

The return to France becomes inevitable. The theme of the film immediately seduced actress Nadia Tereszkiewicz, who plays the mother. “The fact that the character is inspired by his mother, there is something intimate that is very strong”she says. “The Red Island“, by Robin Campillo, subtly evokes the end of an era.