Baltic Cinema: The Red Turtle
A disarmingly simple yet profoundly moving film, meticulously hand-drawn by award-winning animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
Baltic Cinema: The Red Turtle
Wed 6 August | 11:00
Free (booking essential)
A man gets shipwrecked off the coast of a deserted island, home to countless turtles, crabs and birds. Later, he encounters a red turtle, which leaves an impact on his life.
Screening as part of Baltic’s Big Summer
★★★★★ "A masterpiece" — Mark Kermode, The Guardian
Doors open 10:45; Film starts 11:00.
Baltic Cinema
Baltic Cinema is a new year-round cinema programme at Baltic, lighting up our Level 1 Cinema with the best new and archive films. Bringing otherwise rarely-screened work to the North East, Baltic Cinema also expands our exhibitions, offering a chance to explore further some of the themes they raise.
Baltic Cinema has five strands:
Currents presents new work from across the world
Sources expands on our exhibitions
Selected shows films selected by our artists and partners
Quayside Kino is a monthly screening for families and children
News From Home offers films on and from the North East, for the people who live here
All regular screenings take place in our Level 1 Cinema. In addition, you can catch free drop-in films in Front Room every week.
Baltic Cinema is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of
the BFI Film Audience Network.
Please note we cannot offer refunds on this event.
Donate to keep Baltic free
As a registered charity, donations to Baltic are crucial as rising costs threaten our ability to
- Keep our exhibitions free entry and accessible to everyone
- Preserve support and opportunities for our communities to thrive
- Maintain our historical and iconic building