The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
229 audience votes
Key crew
- Kim Ki-dukScreenplay
- Kang Eun-ilOriginal Music Composer
- Kim Ki-dukDirector
Cast
- Han Yeo-reumYoung Girl
- Jeon Seong-hwanOld Man
- Seo Ji-seokStudent
- Jeon Kuk-hwanStudent's Father
- Kim Ik-taeGuy 1
- Jang Dae-seongGuy 2
- Jo Hyun-wuGuy 3
- Kong Yu-seokMan 1
- So Jae-IckMan 2
- Shin Taek-giFisherman
- Kim Myung-hunHoodwinker 1
- Lee Jong-gilHoodwinker 2
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Themes
husband wife relationshipage differenceboatlittle girl
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