ROBINSON CRUSOE (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Matthias Schweighöfer (Valkyrie), Cindy aus Marzahn (Der Nanny), Dieter Hallervorden (Back on Track), Kaya Yanar (Nikola), Aylin Tezel (Breaking Horizons)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Vincent Kesteloot (Sammy’s Great Escape), director; Ben Stassen (The House of Magic), director, producer; Lee Christopher (film debut) and Graham Welldon (film debut), writers; Domonic Paris (A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures), writer, producer; Gina Gallo (Fly Me to the Moon 3D), Mimi Maynard (Sammy’s Great Escape) and Caroline Van Iseghem (The House of Magic), producers

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

On a remote tropical island, the animals that live there encounter a strange creature called Robinson Crusoe (Schweighöfer), the sole human survivor of a shipwreck. Once they accept him as part of their new family, the animals must protect Crusoe from a pack of wild cats while also helping him to survive…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The classic novel by Daniel Defoe is brought to life in a version that’s considerably more accessible to younger audiences, with the hopes that it will lead to them reading a fine piece of literature.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH MAY 2016

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Giant (dir. Rowan Athale)

British-Yemeni boxer Naseem Hamed rises in the sport…

Hamnet (dir. Chloé Zhao)

William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes deal with an unspeakable loss…

Peter Hujar’s Day (dir. Ira Sachs)

In 1974, photographer Peter Hujar confides in his artist friend Linda Rosenkrantz…

Song Sung Blue (dir. Craig Brewer)

A musician and single mother form a Neil Diamond tribute band…

The Best Films of 2025: #15-1

The second half of our countdown to the very best films of 2025…

The Best Films of 2025: #30-16

The first half of our countdown of 2025’s best films…

Anaconda (dir. Tom Gormican)

Two friends find their remake of the film Anaconda going horribly wrong…

Sentimental Value (dir. Joachim Trier)

An actor is forced to confront her distant filmmaker father…

The Housemaid (dir. Paul Feig)

A young woman becomes the housemaid for an affluent yet disturbed family…

Goodbye June (dir. Kate Winslet)

A family must figure out how to bid their dying mother farewell…

Optimized by Optimole