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The Isle (2000)

Directed by Kim Ki-duk

Drama

Most recently watched by sensoria, lolareels

Overview

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.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Kim Yu-seok | Suh Jung | Seo Won | Son Min-seok | Cho Jae-hyun | Jang Hang-seon | Han Ji-Sun | Han Ji-seon | Noh Jin Won | Jeon Seon-hwa | Yoon Hee-won | No Jin-won | Yang Young-Jo | Woo Seung-yeup | Choi Min

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/03/2012TVStreamingVideo on Demand7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I think this film was in my Instawatch queue longer than any other in my current queue. Wish I hadn’t waited to see this because it’s quite good (tho probably not worthy of being the top 10 of most disturbing Korean films as I saw a while back). Beautiful and haunting film.

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