South Korea Synopsis
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“A beautiful yet dangerous place…”
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.
The 1999–2001 South Korea Window
47 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Isle sits at position #9.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Isle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Myung Films
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Isle premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $555 per minute on screen and earned $277 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #637 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #439 of 868 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Myung Films, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | April 22, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0255589 |