The Isle

2000 90 min Drama, Thriller

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.

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IMDb 6.9 RT 76 Metacritic 61

budget $50,000 earnings $24,963 return 0.5x

director Kim Ki-duk

writer Kim Ki-duk

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