The Isle (2000)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Drama, Thriller
- 22 Apr 2000 (South Korea)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
Jung Suh | ... |
Hee-Jin
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Kim Yu-seok | ... |
Hyun-Shik
(as Yoosuk Kim)
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Cho Jae-hyun | ... |
Mang-Chee
(as Jae-hyeon Jo)
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Jang Hang-seon | ... |
Middle-aged man
(as Hang-Seon Jang)
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Son Min-seok | ... |
Dal-Soo
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Ji-Seon Han | ... |
Jeong-Ah
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Jeong-sik Kang | ... |
40-Year-Old Fisherman
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Hye-kyeong Choi | ... |
Young lady 1
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Seon-hwa Jeon | ... |
Young lady 2
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Won Seo |
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Song Seung-heon |
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Kim Yeo-jin |
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Directed by
Kim Ki-duk |
Written by
Kim Ki-duk | ... | () |
Produced by
Eun Lee | ... | producer |
Jongho Yi | ... | assistant producer |
Music by
Sang-yun Jeon |
Cinematography by
Seo-shik Hwang |
Editing by
Min-ho Kyeong | ... | (as Min Hokyung) |
Editorial Department
Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
Kim Ki-duk |
Costume Design by
Eun-jung Joo |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hyun-seok Kim | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Kim Ki-duk | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
Seung-cheol Lee | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Seong-ho Jang | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mofac Studio (as Seongho Jang) |
Stunts
Hyun-seok Kim | ... | stunts |
Additional Crew
Judy Dixon | ... | press publicist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Digital Media Rights (2014) (United States)
- A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (for)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2003) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2000) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Central Partnership (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Empire Pictures Inc. (2002) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Golden Scene (2001) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- New Star (2022) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Steward (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Teleseis S.L. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Upstream Pictures (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- First Run Features (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Future Film (2002) (Finland)
- King Records (2016) (Japan) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Raro Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- Star Media Entertainment (2004) (Norway) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tartan Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2001) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Mofac (visual effects)
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 to Hyun-Shik, who is on the run for the police and rescues him with a fish hook, when he tries to commit suicide.
Written by Moritz Muehlenhoff |
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Taglines | A beautiful yet dangerous place... See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This fell foul of the British Board of Film Classification who demanded cuts, not because of the scene where a metal object is inserted into a vagina but of cruelty to fish, which director Kim Ki-duk admitted was genuine. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003). See more » |