Clearance Isle / (Aus)

An early film from director kim ki-duk, renowned for it’s striking visuals and provocative narrative, the isle explores loneliness, desperation, and the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion, all while maintaining a tense and unsettling atmosphere.The mysterious hyun-shik arrives at a rural fishing resort. Renting a tiny floating cabin from the silent hee-jin, he spends his time in quiet contemplation watching the other men fishing and day-to-day events unfold. But hyun-shik isn’t the only person watching, and inbetween her boat trips to supply necessities – fishing bait, coffee and sex workers – to the holidaying fishermen in each floating cabin hee-jin is also watching life on the lake, as well as the activities of her new guest. What unfolds is a haunting story of secrets, lusts, desires, and dangerous obsessions, all set against the backdrop of the beautiful haunted landscape.Director: kim ki-dukcast: cho jae-hyun; jang hang-seon; jung suh; kim yu-seokextras:audio commentary with pierce conran and james marshvideo essay by critic and writer nadine whitneythe making of the isle featurettemaking the soundtrack featurettekim ki-duk, his films and the islelee seung-jae on kim ki-dukinterviews with cast and crew