Film

The Isle

2000 · 1h 30m · Drama · Thriller

A beautiful yet dangerous place...

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

61

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.

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

Bae Joong-sik

Guy

• Kim Ki-dukWriter · Director
• Lee EunProducer
• Hwang Suh-shikDirector of Photography
• Jeon Sang-yunOriginal Music Composer
• Kyung Min-hoEditor

The Isle (2000) trailer

Release date

April 22, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18A

Budget

$50,000

Revenue

$24,963

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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