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The Isle

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"A beautiful yet dangerous place..."

Duration

1h 30m

Release

22 Apr 2000

Country

South Korea

Language

Korean

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.

Plot

Working at a fishing resort in an idyllic location, but surrounded by various facets of human unpleasantness, a young mute woman falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.

Cast

Jung SuhKim Yu-seokCho Jae-hyun

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10Rotten Tomatoes: 76%Metacritic: 61/100

Details

Director

Kim Ki-duk

Writers

Kim Ki-duk

Revenue

$24,963

Budget

$50,000

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations total

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