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Hee-Jin runs a small business on a remote fishing lake, selling food, bait and occassionally herself to the men who visit on fishing vacations. One day Hee-Jin takes a fancy to young, lonely Hyun-Shik and saves him from a suicide attempt. Soon after the two have entered into a violently possessive, sadomasochistic relationship.
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 29 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 16th, 2002 (NY-Cinema Village); expands to other cities at later dates |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Empire Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$21,075 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The film...is beautiful to look at." Full Review...
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filmcritic.com, Jeremiah Kipp
"As gruesome and as polemic as it gets, The Isle doesn't make it easy to care." Full Review...
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New York Post, V.A. Muestto
"...daring, mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget." Full Review...
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New York Times, Stephen Holden
"...strips away the veneer of civilization to imagine human existence as an essentially savage state." Full Review...
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