The Isle

Released 2000 · Drama, Thriller · 90 min · ★ 6.9/10 · Directed by Kim Ki-duk

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.