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Flower Island

2001 2h 5m Drama List
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Three South Korean strangers -- a teen rape victim (Kim Hye-na) who abandoned her newborn baby, a middle-aged prostitute (Ju-hie Seo) and a mute (Yu-jin Lim) who is afflicted with cancer and used to be an opera singer -- meet via happenstance and begin a journey to a strange island where they will be cleansed of their psychological and physical traumas. Their road trip brings them to unexpected places and people, but the women bond in unforeseen ways as they near their mysterious destination.

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Audience Member Flower Island is one of those very quiet films that has a lot to say if you can simply peak beneath the surface. There isn't much dialogue and this allows us to really immerse ourselves in the performances. We can work out the pasts and purpose of each character from their actions coupled with those few words. Flower Island is also shot beautifully, it is realistic but also feels like an illusion. This is a film to watch by yourself, so you can experience the loneliness of the characters. This is an understated masterpiece. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three South Korean strangers -- a teen rape victim (Kim Hye-na) who abandoned her newborn baby, a middle-aged prostitute (Ju-hie Seo) and a mute (Yu-jin Lim) who is afflicted with cancer and used to be an opera singer -- meet via happenstance and begin a journey to a strange island where they will be cleansed of their psychological and physical traumas. Their road trip brings them to unexpected places and people, but the women bond in unforeseen ways as they near their mysterious destination.
Director
Song Il-gon
Producer
Hun-chan Ahn
Screenwriter
Song Il-gon
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 1, 2006
Runtime
2h 5m