The Isle
"The Isle" is Kim Ki-duk's fourth film and the first one to receive wide international acclaim for his famous recognizable style. Hee-Jin (Seo Jung) works in a fishing spot isolated from the world and takes care of small fishing huts that seem to float like islands on a reservoir. Occasionally, she also prostitutes herself to the fishermen. One day, a man comes. He is full of a sense of despair and estrangement. Hee-Jin has her own streak of rustic madness.
"The Isle" is the place we all long for, but we run away from there as we get bored with it. Thus, a man's isle is a woman and a woman's isle is a man." - Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk As a young man, Kim Ki-duk worked at a factory, was a sailor, and spent five years in the army. A characteristic feature of his films is the blending of extreme violence and romance. In the first decade of the 21st century, Kim Ki-duk became the most highly valued South Koren filmmaker whose works were appreciated at festivals by both the audiences and the critics. His masterpiece “3-Iron” won four prizes in Venice in 2004 and was selected the Best Film of 2005 by FIPRESCI. Both “3-Iron” and “The Bow” (screened in 2005) earned the Audience Award at PÖFF. His 2012 film „Pietà” won the Golden Lion for Best Film in Venice and was also screened at PÖFF. In total, Ki-duk directed and wrote about 30 full-length films. The director died in Riga in 2020.
Filmography
Valik/Selected: Seom (2000, Saar PÖFF 2001), Na bbun nam ja (Bad Guy, 2001), Soochwieen bodmyung (2001, Aadress teadmata PÖFF 2002), Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (Kevad, suvi, sügis, talv ... ja kevad, 2003), Samaria (Samaaria tüdruk, PÖFF 2004), Bin jip (Tühi maja, PÖFF 2004), Hwal (Vibu, PÖFF 2005), Shi gan (Aeg, PÖFF 2006), Soom (Breath, 2007), Bi-mong (Dream, 2008), Arirang (PÖFF 2011, doc), Amen (2011, doc), Pietà (PÖFF 2012), Moebius (Möbius, PÖFF 2013), Ildaeil 8One on One, 2014), Seu-top (Stop, 2015), Geumul (The Net, 2016), Inkan, gongkan, sikan grigo inkan (Human, Space, Time and Human, 2018)