A group of very different people set sail on an old warship. The passengers include a senator with his son, a newly-wed couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of violent criminals. At first the aggressive behaviour of the thugs and their leader is directed at the first class passengers, but then more and more indiscriminately against the rest of those on board. Rape is followed by murder and it’s not long before the first of numerous and increasingly brutal mutinies takes place.
Direction
Kim Ki-duk's unflinching gaze, zero hand-holding
Writing
Biblical allegory smashed into microcosm society
Cinematography
Cramped ship becomes infinite moral abyss
Director
Kim Ki-duk
Mina Fujii
Eve
Jang Keun-suk
Adam
Ahn Sung-ki
Old Man
Lee Sung-jae
Politician
Ryoo Seung-bum
Gangster Boss
Joe Odagiri
Eve's Boyfriend
Sung Ki-yoon
Captain
Yeo Min-jeong
Young Lady
Lee Yoo-jun
Big Guy
Hwang Geon
Vice-captain
Tae Hang-ho
Gangster
Han Sa-myeong
Gangster
Kim Dong-chan
Kitchen
Park Se-in
Gyoo-ri
Park Kyung-man
Engineer 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Ki-duk made this during his own industry exile following assault allegations, adding uncomfortable meta-layer to its gender violence.
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