A cop takes bribes, an island hides bodies—everyone's corrupt, but who's worse?
One day, detective Incheol (Jung Chan) visits Wido. The island is high with hopes for redevelopment as it has been designated as a cultural tourism trial site. Incheol was dispatched to the island to determine the cause of Jong-gu's death who is thought to have been killed in a landslide. But from the first day of his arrival, the islanders' behavior struck Incheol as strange. They wanted him to quietly conclude the case and leave. Incheol, who would even accept dirty money to treat his wife's illness, decides to leave. That night, another case of suicide takes place and Incheol could feel that the residents' bizarre behavior and the series of accidents are not irrelevant. Now, Incheol's investigation reveals the dirty truth the islanders have been hiding.
Acting
Jung Chan's sweaty desperation as a compromised cop
Direction
Baek Jung-min traps you on Wido with no escape route
Production
The island itself becomes a suffocating character
Director
Baek Jung-min
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects 2010s Korean cinema's obsession with rural corruption and failed state authority—think Memories of Murder by way of The Wailing.
The TMDB 0.0 rating is criminal; this flew under international radar despite premiering at Busan, buried by bigger 2011 Korean thrillers like The Yellow Sea.
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