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Director
  
Song Il-gon

Language
  
Korean

7/10
IMDb

Country
  
South Korea

Flower Island movie poster

Release date
  
November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)

Tagline
  
A place never far away.

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Flower Island (Hangul: 꽃섬; RR: Ggot seom) is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Song Il-gon. This was Song's first feature-length film after directing several award-winning short films.

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Plot

The film is in three parts. The first introduces three women who are separately suffering from their own psychological injuries. In the second part, the three women encounter each other and other people as they are each on a journey to an island reputed to have healing powers. The last third of the film deals with the characters on a boat headed to the island.

Awards

  • 2002 Fribourg International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, "For its sensitive portrait of three human destinies, within an accomplished and mature cinematographic grammar."
  • 2002 Fribourg International Film Festival: Special Mention: Song Il-gon
  • 2001 Director's Cut Awards: Best New Director, Song Il-gon
  • 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize New Currents, "For its remarkable direction in creating the interior universe of three women, and for its fine performances."
  • 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: New Currents Award, Song Il-gon
  • 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: PSB Audience Award, Song Il-gon
  • 2001 Venice Film Festival 'CinemAvvenire' Award Best First Film, Song Il-gon

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    Flower Island IMDb Flower Island themoviedb.org


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