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Covet: Island of Desire

2017 · 81 min

A slow, steamy island getaway that turns tense as desire and suspicion simmer among stranded strangers.

Directed by
Kim Jin-sung
Genres
Romance
Starring
Han Jae Bum, Kim Hwa-yeon, Park Cho-hyeon
Overview
People who are on a fishing boat in a secluded countryside wake up to a deep desire in their heart. Money, sex, power ... In the uninhabited desert of endless desire, it turns out that somebody is found as a body and another person is on the island. Can they escape safely from the island of desire?

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Directed by
Kim Jin-sung
Genres
Romance
Starring
Han Jae Bum, Kim Hwa-yeon, Park Cho-hyeon
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
81 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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