Title: The Isle
Film Director(s): Kim Ki-Duk
Film Producer(s): Lee Eun

Released: 2000 [Korea]
Genre: Horror

Overview:
Unable (or refusing) to speak, Hin-jin eeks out a living on a fishing isle by selling food by day and her body by night. Her customers hold her in contempt, but she hides a well of emotion that can erupt at unexpected moments. Coiled like a tightly-wound spring, Hin-jin begins to come out of her shell when the despairing former policeman Hyon-shi arrives on the scene. She prevents his first suicide attempt in a novel way. His second attempt to kill himself may nauseate some viewers, but it prompts Hin-jin not only to rescue him but to try and salve his emotional wounds with sex. Their attraction turns to obsession, however, and things go downhill from there. The director himself described the film as "vulgar and destructive" but also "intense and beautiful." It was widely lambasted upon its release in Korea and was a box-office failure there, although it has found some notable champions at international film festivals. Viewers should be advised that the film contains scenes of a graphic and disturbing nature.

Cast:
Seo Jeong, Kim Yu-seok, Park Seong-hee, Cho Jae-hyeon, Chang Hang-seon. . .

taken from: http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.1267/qx/details.htm

IMO:
paisei, too long never see movies liao... anyway the poster is bluff 1 because this has some rather sickening scenes, not sickening sex scenes la... its the nature of humans thats sickening... the guy tried to attempt suicide by "fishing" himself, you know he put the fish hooks inside his throat and he tugged at the string... one lao ah pek caught a fish and cut some of its meat while its still alive as sashimi and he released the fish back to the waters, end up the fish is still alive but dun have meat on its sides liao...

watch it if you can stomach some horrifying graphical scenes and if you want to watch some unique stuff... entirely shot on the waters where people live on small houses measuring less than 2.5m * 2.5m * 1.5m (really!!) supported by jelly cans while their houses float gently... it looks like a depressing love story to me...

Rating:
3 1/2 out of 5 snoopys