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The Isle
The Isle

The Isle

A beautiful yet dangerous place...

Genres

DramaThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$50000

Revenue

$24963

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

22 April 2000

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Yu-seok

Kim Yu-seok

Hyun-shik

Suh Jung

Suh Jung

Hee-jin

Seo Won

Seo Won

Eun-ah

Son Min-seok

Son Min-seok

Dal-soo

Cho Jae-hyun

Cho Jae-hyun

Mang-chee

Jang Hang-seon

Jang Hang-seon

Middle-aged Man

Han Ji-Sun

Han Ji-Sun

Jeong-ah

Yoon Hee-won

Yoon Hee-won

Fisherman #1

No Jin-won

No Jin-won

Fisherman #2

Yang Young-Jo

Yang Young-Jo

Detective #1

Choe Min

Choe Min

Dae-hwan

Woo Seung-yeup

Woo Seung-yeup

Detective #2

Jeon Seon-hwa

Jeon Seon-hwa

Young Lady #2

Choi Hye-kyeong

Choi Hye-kyeong

Young Lady #1

Kang Jeong-sik

Kang Jeong-sik

40-Year-old Fisherman

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