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The Isle

Film / 2000

The Isle

Directed by Kim Ki-duk

DramaThriller

★ 6.9/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Kim Yu-seokHyun-shik Suh JungHee-jin Seo WonEun-ah Son Min-seokDal-soo Cho Jae-hyunMang-chee Jang Hang-seonMiddle-aged Man Han Ji-sunJeong-ah Yoon Hee-wonFisherman #1 No Jin-wonFisherman #2 Yang Young-joDetective #1 Choe MinDae-hwan Woo Seung-yeupDetective #2

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Jeon Seon-hwaYoung Lady #2 Choi Hye-kyeongYoung Lady #1 Kang Jeong-sik40-Year-old Fisherman Bae Joong-sikGuy Kim Jeong-hyeonDiver Park Jeong-giDiver

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