The Isle
2000
A beautiful yet dangerous place...
Directed by Kim Ki-duk
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Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.
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- Director
- Kim Ki-duk
- Written by
- Kim Ki-duk
- Produced by
- Lee Eun
- Composer
- Jeon Sang-yun
- Cinematographer
- Seo-shik Hwang
- Editor
- Kyung Min-ho
- Studios
- CJ Entertainment, Myung Films
- Origin country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Language
- Korean
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (378 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDb
- 6.9/10 (15,532 votes)
Awards
- WonBrussels International Fantastic Film Festival— Golden Raven(2001)
Cast
Kim Yu-seok
Hyun-shik
Suh Jung
Hee-jin
Seo Won
Eun-ah
Son Min-seok
Dal-soo
Cho Jae-hyun
Mang-chee
Jang Hang-seon
Middle-aged Man
Han Ji-Sun
Jeong-ah
Yoon Hee-won
Fisherman #1
No Jin-won
Fisherman #2
Yang Young-Jo
Detective #1
Choe Min
Dae-hwan
Woo Seung-yeup
Detective #2
Jeon Seon-hwa
Young Lady #2
Choi Hye-kyeong
Young Lady #1
Kang Jeong-sik
40-Year-old Fisherman
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