The Isle (2000)

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.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

What to watch after The Isle

• Samaritan Girl (2004) — Same subject: prostitute
• Time (2006) — Kim Ki-duk directed both
• Pieta (2012) — Kim Ki-duk directed both
• Bedevilled (2010) — Same subject: island, prostitute
• The Yellow Sea (2010)
• The Battleship Island (2017)