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Red Island (2023)

Where Red Island says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A child's-eye view of an air base in Madagascar, shot mostly in France

Scenes and places

Beach outing with the paratroopers

The film opens its world with a beach outing for the military families, seen through a child's curious eyes.

Set in A beach near the base — A seaside outing for the military families; the beach is not named in the sources.

A beach setting, location not identified in the sources.

Life inside Ivato Air Base

Thomas goes about his child's life with his brothers inside the base, picking up on what the adults say.

Set in Ivato Air Base, Antananarivo — The French air base where the families of the military live, among their own, in the early 1970s. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The French air base at Ivato, next to Madagascar's capital, was one of the film's real filming locations.

Filmed at Ivato Air Base, Antananarivo — The production went to Madagascar in October, notably to this air base. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Lopez family house

At home, Thomas's parents and neighbours trade talk and gossip over big shared meals, which Thomas overhears.

Set in Lopez family bungalow on the base — The family home where Thomas lives with his parents and brothers, on the base. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed far from Madagascar: the crew restored a family house in a suburban house near Orly, Paris.

Filmed at House near Orly (Val-de-Marne), France — The crew restored the family house in a suburban house near Orly; the exact address is not given, so the pin is the town. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The officers' mess

Andry serves the French officers, one of the few Malagasy people the families see up close.

Set in Officers' mess — The mess where Andry works as a waiter serving the officers.

An officers' mess on the base; no filming location is named in the sources.

The school

Thomas sits in class among the other children of the military families.

Set in School on the base — The school where Thomas sits with his classmates.

A school scene; no filming location is named in the sources.

The parachute-folding hangar

Parachute folding, the work of the air base, sits in the background of the children's daily life.

Set in Parachute-folding hangar — A hangar where parachutes are folded.

Filmed in the hangars of the Ecole de l'air at Salon-de-Provence, southern France.

Filmed at Salon-de-Provence Air Base 701, France — The hangars of the air force academy here were used for the parachute-folding scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Christmas in the Noratlas

The families celebrate Christmas inside a military transport plane.

Set in Christmas aboard a Noratlas transport plane — A Christmas scene set in a Noratlas transport aircraft.

Filmed in the hangars of Salon-de-Provence Air Base 701.

Filmed at Salon-de-Provence Air Base 701, France — The Noratlas Christmas scene was shot in the hangars here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Interiors built in a studio

Some of the story's indoor scenes were built and shot in a studio, not on location.

Set in Indoor scenes on the base — Interior scenes set inside the base. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A former Michelin factory in La Roche-sur-Yon, converted into a film studio.

Filmed at Former Michelin factory studio, La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée), France — A former Michelin factory turned into a film studio was used for some scenes; the pin is the town, not the factory. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Thomas Lopez — A curious boy on a French air base in Madagascar, always listening to the grown-ups.
• Colette Lopez — Thomas's mother, a housewife among the military families.
• Andry — A Malagasy waiter at the officers' mess.