Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/16/2002(USA
Release Date: 05/20/2003
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: KO
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: First Run Features

Recalling both the erotic tension and the surrealist imagery of Woman of the Dunes, Kim Ki-duk's film is set near a remote lake where men come far and wide to fish on anchored rafts. Running a little bait-and-tackle shop is the earthy -- almost feral -- young lass Hee-jin (Seoh Jung), who sometimes sells herself for a price to horny fishermen. On one raft is the morose youth Hyun-shik (Kim Yu-seok), who Hee-jin has quietly taken a shine to after saving him from a suicide attempt. His ham-fisted advances are rejected, but after a second try at suicide, in which he puts fishing hooks in his mouth, she nurses him back to health. Soon, a freakily-intense relationship builds between the two in which the jealous Hee-jin starts to brutally dispatch with any competition. This film was screened at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Kim Yu-seok - Hyun-shik

Production:
Kim Ki-duk - Director
Lee Eun - Producer
Kim Ki-duk - Screen Writer
Lee Seung-cheol - Sound/Sound Designer

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