309:. The prostitute continues to take more and more time off her schedule to visit Hyun-shik, oblivious to his troubles and eventually Hee-jin becomes jealous. During one visit, Hee-jin ferries the prostitute to an empty float instead of Hyun-shik's, ties her up and duct tapes her mouth shut, which eventually leads to her death as she falls into the water. The next morning Hee-jin finds her drowned and submerges her body tied to her motorbike. The prostitute's
320:
Hyun-shik and Hee-jin continue their troubled relationship. A prostitute accidentally kicks a man's Rolex into the water, infuriating him. He calls divers to have them retrieve the watch. The divers discover the bodies of the prostitute and the pimp while Hee-jin and Hyun-shik wordlessly take off on
372:
reports 76% of reviewers as positive; according to the latter aggregator, the critics' consensus is: "A compelling and oddly haunting combination of brutal and beautiful imagery." During its initial screenings, the film gained notoriety through reports of people vomiting or passing out during the
316:
After the murders, Hyun-shik's and Hee-jin's relationship stalls. Hyun-shik wants to leave the resort, but Hee-jin, who controls the only boat won't let him. When he attempts to swim out, Hee-jin has to save him and take him back to his float. Hyun-shik takes the boat and is set to leave. Hee-jin
297:
At the start of the film, Hyun-shik arrives at the resort and is ferried to his float by Hee-jin. There is nothing unusual about their business relationship from the onset, but eventually Hee-jin is intrigued by Hyun-shik's obviously troubled past. When visiting his float one time, Hee-jin still
333:
wasn't well received in his native country. However, the film and its controversial elements caused some stir in the film festivals it appeared in, causing it to be picked up by others in the process. The film was one of the first Korean films to be presented in the competition category of the
36:
282:, 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
249:, his fourth film, and the first to receive wide international acclaim for his now recognizable style. The film has gained notoriety for gruesome scenes that caused some viewers to vomit or faint when the film premiered at the
317:
apparently attempts suicide in an effort to stop him by stuffing fish hooks into her vagina and falling into the water. This time it's Hyun-shik's turn to save her, by reeling her in with the still attached hooks.
384:, praised the film for its cinematography, while commenting "This is the most gruesome and quease-inducing film you are likely to have seen. You may not even want to read the descriptions in this review."
298:
resists Hyun-shik's forceful advances but does call in a prostitute to service him. Hyun-shik, however, only wants companionship from the prostitute and a relationship starts to form between them.
313:, who comes to find out what's happening, falls in the water after a fight with Hyun-shik. Hee-jin appears in the water and kills the pimp. He is then submerged near the prostitute.
407:
scenes in the movie. The two scenes involving attempted suicides with fish hooks caused audiences and some critics to cringe. There are also numerous scenes involving
301:
The two developing relationships between Hyun-shik and the prostitute and Hyun-shik and Hee-jin move the plot. Hee-jin looks after Hyun-shik, even saving him from two
1000:
716:
970:
960:
975:
990:
965:
628:
1005:
391:
eventually led to the film getting wider releases in many countries, even though it was seemingly more suited for an
985:
66:
955:
828:
692:
980:
995:
919:
621:
804:
708:
381:
871:
863:
652:
267:
as an unlikely couple who develop a love for each other despite their unusual circumstances.
80:
17:
290:
or occasionally acting as one herself. However, when a man running from the law, Hyun-shik (
836:
335:
250:
559:
8:
950:
911:
820:
796:
772:
700:
614:
756:
408:
764:
601:
927:
780:
748:
541:
373:
viewing. The film was eventually awarded a NETPAC special mention in the festival.
159:
502:
369:
344:
788:
451:
879:
740:
724:
467:
944:
404:
480:
684:
668:
660:
349:
339:
305:
attempts, the second one accomplished gruesomely by swallowing a string of
523:
844:
812:
377:
291:
264:
242:
135:
595:
903:
895:
637:
412:
365:
283:
246:
111:
101:
71:
306:
887:
392:
354:
275:
260:
131:
35:
302:
121:
732:
287:
279:
50:
606:
294:), comes to the resort, a bond starts to form between them.
576:
White, Jerry (2003). "Overexcited by
Fishhooks: The Isle".
310:
562:
at moviehabit.com, Jan. 23 2001, retrieved Aug. 27, 2012.
85:
436:
560:
An
Interview with Kim Ki-Duk and Suh Jung on The Isle
321:
his float. The film concludes in enigmatic fashion.
942:
278:plays the mute Hee-jin, who operates a fishing
329:Like most of the director Kim Ki-duk's films,
622:
445:
56:
717:Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
629:
615:
458:. Boxofficemojo. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
34:
1001:Films about prostitution in South Korea
468:Darcy Paquet's review at koreanfilm.org
943:
610:
575:
539:
533:
380:, having seen the film at the 2001
13:
411:, which according to the director
14:
1017:
589:
540:Ebert, Roger (January 31, 2003).
971:Animal cruelty incidents in film
569:
437:Korean Film Commission (2000).
961:South Korean independent films
636:
552:
517:
495:
473:
461:
430:
398:
57:
1:
530:, retrieved October 13, 2006.
470:, retrieved October 13, 2006.
418:
245:film written and directed by
976:Films directed by Kim Ki-duk
829:Human, Space, Time and Human
423:
364:currently holds a 61/100 on
324:
7:
991:2000s Korean-language films
966:South Korean thriller films
376:In his review of the film,
86:
72:
10:
1022:
15:
855:
644:
224:
214:
206:
198:
188:
165:
155:
141:
127:
117:
107:
97:
93:
79:
65:
49:
45:
33:
28:
1006:2000s South Korean films
387:The festival success of
174:April 22, 2000
542:"The Isle movie review"
270:
986:CJ Entertainment films
382:Sundance Film Festival
23:2000 South Korean film
584:(1st Quarter): 45–48.
645:Written and directed
336:Venice Film Festival
251:Venice Film Festival
67:Revised Romanization
16:For other uses, see
956:2000 thriller films
481:"The Isle Reviews"
439:Korean Cinema 2000
409:cruelty to animals
981:Myung Films films
938:
937:
578:Asian Cult Cinema
505:. Rotten Tomatoes
503:"The Isle (2000)"
415:, were all real.
234:
233:
81:McCune–Reischauer
1013:
996:2000 drama films
631:
624:
617:
608:
607:
585:
563:
558:Pablo Kjolseth,
556:
550:
549:
537:
531:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
477:
471:
465:
459:
449:
443:
442:
434:
230:
220:
181:
179:
160:CJ Entertainment
89:
75:
60:
59:
38:
26:
25:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1010:
941:
940:
939:
934:
851:
709:The Coast Guard
693:Address Unknown
640:
635:
592:
572:
567:
566:
557:
553:
538:
534:
522:
518:
508:
506:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
479:
478:
474:
466:
462:
450:
446:
435:
431:
426:
421:
403:There are some
401:
370:Rotten Tomatoes
345:Surrogate Woman
327:
273:
228:
218:
191:
184:
177:
175:
168:
151:
146:
144:
134:
61:
41:
40:The Isle poster
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1019:
1009:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
936:
935:
933:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
880:Secret Reunion
876:
868:
859:
857:
853:
852:
850:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
725:Samaritan Girl
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
648:
646:
642:
641:
634:
633:
626:
619:
611:
605:
604:
591:
590:External links
588:
587:
586:
571:
568:
565:
564:
551:
546:RogerEbert.com
532:
528:at timeout.com
516:
494:
472:
460:
444:
428:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
400:
397:
326:
323:
272:
269:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
192:
189:
186:
185:
183:
182:
171:
169:
166:
163:
162:
157:
156:Distributed by
153:
152:
149:
147:
142:
139:
138:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
91:
90:
83:
77:
76:
69:
63:
62:
55:
53:
47:
46:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1018:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
930:
929:
925:
922:
921:
920:Made in China
917:
914:
913:
909:
906:
905:
901:
898:
897:
893:
890:
889:
885:
882:
881:
877:
874:
873:
869:
866:
865:
861:
860:
858:
854:
847:
846:
842:
839:
838:
834:
831:
830:
826:
823:
822:
818:
815:
814:
810:
807:
806:
802:
799:
798:
794:
791:
790:
786:
783:
782:
778:
775:
774:
770:
767:
766:
762:
759:
758:
754:
751:
750:
746:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
730:
727:
726:
722:
719:
718:
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
694:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
678:
674:
671:
670:
666:
663:
662:
658:
655:
654:
650:
649:
647:
643:
639:
632:
627:
625:
620:
618:
613:
612:
609:
603:
599:
598:
594:
593:
583:
579:
574:
573:
561:
555:
547:
543:
536:
529:
527:
520:
504:
498:
482:
476:
469:
464:
457:
455:
448:
441:. p. 64.
440:
433:
429:
416:
414:
410:
406:
405:controversial
396:
394:
390:
385:
383:
379:
374:
371:
367:
363:
359:
357:
356:
351:
347:
346:
341:
337:
332:
322:
318:
314:
312:
308:
304:
299:
295:
293:
289:
286:from a local
285:
281:
277:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
239:
227:
223:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
187:
173:
172:
170:
164:
161:
158:
154:
148:
140:
137:
133:
130:
126:
123:
120:
116:
113:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
82:
78:
74:
70:
68:
64:
54:
52:
48:
44:
37:
32:
27:
19:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
878:
870:
862:
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
755:
747:
739:
731:
723:
715:
707:
699:
691:
685:Real Fiction
683:
676:
675:
669:Birdcage Inn
667:
661:Wild Animals
659:
651:
596:
581:
577:
570:Bibliography
554:
545:
535:
525:
519:
507:. Retrieved
497:
485:. Retrieved
483:. Metacritic
475:
463:
453:
447:
438:
432:
402:
388:
386:
375:
361:
360:
353:
350:Jang Sun-woo
343:
340:Im Kwon-taek
338:, following
330:
328:
319:
315:
300:
296:
274:
256:
255:
243:South Korean
237:
236:
235:
190:Running time
167:Release date
845:Call of God
509:November 6,
487:November 6,
399:Controversy
378:Roger Ebert
292:Kim Yu-seok
284:prostitutes
265:Kim Yu-seok
202:South Korea
150:Myung Films
136:Kim Yu-seok
118:Produced by
98:Directed by
951:2000 films
945:Categories
904:Red Family
896:Rough Play
805:One on One
638:Kim Ki-duk
524:Review of
454:koreanfilm
419:References
413:Kim Ki-duk
366:Metacritic
307:fish hooks
247:Kim Ki-duk
241:is a 2000
229:US$ 20,666
225:Box office
219:US$ 50,000
194:90 minutes
178:2000-04-22
143:Production
112:Kim Ki-duk
108:Written by
102:Kim Ki-duk
928:Excavator
872:Rough Cut
864:Beautiful
653:Crocodile
424:Footnotes
393:art house
325:Reception
888:Poongsan
837:Dissolve
677:The Isle
597:The Isle
526:The Isle
389:The Isle
362:The Isle
331:The Isle
276:Suh Jung
261:Suh Jung
257:The Isle
238:The Isle
207:Language
132:Suh Jung
128:Starring
29:The Isle
912:Godsend
856:Written
821:The Net
797:Moebius
773:Arirang
741:The Bow
701:Bad Guy
395:crowd.
303:suicide
199:Country
176: (
145:company
122:Lee Eun
931:(2017)
923:(2015)
915:(2014)
907:(2013)
899:(2013)
891:(2011)
883:(2010)
875:(2008)
867:(2008)
848:(2022)
840:(2019)
832:(2018)
824:(2016)
816:(2015)
808:(2014)
800:(2013)
792:(2012)
784:(2011)
776:(2011)
768:(2008)
760:(2007)
757:Breath
752:(2006)
744:(2005)
736:(2004)
733:3-Iron
728:(2004)
720:(2003)
712:(2002)
704:(2001)
696:(2001)
688:(2000)
680:(2000)
672:(1998)
664:(1997)
656:(1996)
368:, and
348:, and
288:dabang
280:resort
259:stars
215:Budget
210:Korean
51:Hangul
789:PietĂ
765:Dream
813:Stop
781:Amen
749:Time
602:IMDb
511:2016
489:2016
355:Lies
311:pimp
271:Plot
263:and
73:Seom
18:Isle
600:at
352:'s
342:'s
87:SĹŹm
947::
582:38
580:.
544:.
358:.
253:.
630:e
623:t
616:v
548:.
513:.
491:.
456:"
452:"
180:)
58:섬
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
