The Isle

Apr 22, 2000

1h 30m

★ 6.9

A beautiful yet dangerous place...

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Myung Films

CJ Entertainment

The Isle Trailers

Cast

Hyun-shik

Kim Yu-seok

Hee-jin

Suh Jung

Eun-ah

Seo Won

Dal-soo

Son Min-seok

Mang-chee

Cho Jae-hyun

Middle-aged Man

Jang Hang-seon

Jeong-ah

Han Ji-Sun

Fisherman #1

Yoon Hee-won

Fisherman #2

No Jin-won

Detective #1

Yang Young-Jo

Dae-hwan

Choe Min

Detective #2

Woo Seung-yeup

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