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The Isle
A beautiful yet dangerous place...
Genres
DramaThriller
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$50000
Revenue
$24963
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2000-04-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
352
Vote Average
6.926
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
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