# The Isle (2000)

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**Original title**: *섬*
**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Kim Ki-duk
**Written by**: Kim Ki-duk
**Starring**: Kim Yu-seok, Suh Jung, Seo Won, Son Min-seok, Cho Jae-hyun, Jang Hang-seon

> *A beautiful yet dangerous place...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Fishing village on a remote lake in autumn, sound of water lapping against wooden docks, a rusty fish hook. 
A clerk sells bait to tourists, her body sometimes part of the transaction. 
Kim Ki-duk directs this tense drama.

**Mood tags**: dread, raw, sexy

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