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The Isle is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Kim Ki-duk released in USA on 11 november 2000 with Kim Hyeon-seok
The Isle (2000)
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Add to a movie listThe Isle is a 2000 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. The film was the fifth film made by Kim, and the first to receive wider international acclaim for his recognizable style. It also became notorious for being difficult to watch, with stories of viewers vomiting or passing out during the more gruesome scenes when the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
The Isle stars Seo Jeong and Kim Yu-seok as an unlikely couple who develop a love for each other despite the unusual circumstances.
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Seo Jeong plays the mute Hee-jin, who operates a fishing resort, where she rents out small floating cottages and ferries her customers back and forth between land and the floats, controlling the only means of transport around. She also dispassionately takes care of her customers' needs by selling supplies, providing prostitutes from a local tabang or occasionally acting as one herself. However, when a man running from the law, Hyun-shik (Kim Yu-seok), comes to the resort, a bond starts to form between them.Actors
Kim Hyeon-seok
(Hyun-shik)
Kim Yu-seok
Jo Jae-hyeon
(Mang-chee)
Jang Hang-sun
(Middle-aged Man)
Kim Yeo-jin
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