The Isle
“A beautiful yet dangerous place...”
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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Cast
18 people
Kim Yu-seok
Hyun-shik
Known for
Meant to Be
Whispering Corridors
Suh Jung
Hee-jin
Known for
Peppermint Candy
Spider Forest
Seo Won
Eun-ah
Known for
Bad Guy
Son Min-seok
Dal-soo
Known for
Cold Eyes
Address Unknown
Cho Jae-hyun
Mang-chee
Known for
Bad Guy
Moebius
Jang Hang-seon
Middle-aged Man
Known for
Winter Sonata
Tell Me Something
Han Ji-sun
Jeong-ah
Known for
The Secret Life of My Secretary
Man to Man
Yoon Hee-won
Fisherman #1
Known for
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Joint Security Area
No Jin-won
Fisherman #2
Also in
Eating Existence
200 Pounds Beauty
Yang Young-jo
Detective #1
Also in
Sunny
Spying Cam
Choe Min
Dae-hwan
Known for
Sisyphus
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Woo Seung-yeup
Detective #2
Also in
Phantom: The Submarine
Kim Ki-duk Director · Jeon Sang-yun Composer Hwang Suh-shik Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $25K · Budget $50K · First release April 22, 2000
Box office
Budget
$50,000
Worldwide gross
$24,963
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Myung Films
Production
CJ Entertainment
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
섬
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Canada · April 22, 2000
Theatrical
South Korea · April 22, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 15, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
December 3, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
Germany
January 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 2000 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
August 25, 2001 · Digital
Netherlands
July 17, 2003 · Theatrical
October 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
February 26, 2001 · Limited theatrical · (Fantasporto Film Festival)
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
September 13, 2001 · Limited theatrical
November 16, 2024 · Digital
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