The Isle

Mystery/Drama, South Korea 2002

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In the surreal world of a remote fishing ground lives Hee-Jin, who earns her living by selling food during the day and her body to the fishermen at night. One day Hyun-Shik shows up, a former policeman who killed his lover out of jealousy and is therefore on the run. When he tries to kill himself out of desperation on one of the houseboats, Hee-Jin intervenes at the last moment. A virtually self-destructive relationship develops between the two. When Hyun-Shik decides to leave Hee-Jin, he finds that he cannot get away from her. Like fish caught in each other's bait, they are drawn deeper and deeper into the abysses of their worlds.
91 min
HD
FSK 16
Audio language:
GermanKorean
Subtitles:
EnglishFrenchGerman

Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2001 World Cinema Award

More information

Director:

Kim Ki-duk

Writer:

Kim Ki-duk

Composer:

Sang-yun Jeon

Producer:

Lee Eun

Cast:

Suh Jung (Hee-Jin)

Kim Yu-seok (Hyun-Shik)

Cho Jae-hyun (Mang-Chee)

Jang Hang-seon (Middle-aged man)

Original title:

Original language:

Korean

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 16

Audio language:

GermanKorean

Subtitles:

EnglishFrenchGerman