Controversial director Kim Ki-duk put Korean cinema on the map with this arthouse exploitation shocker featuring fish hooks, sex, surreal cinematography, and some of the most squirm-inducing shots ever put on film. A cop on the run for a crime he definitely did commit holes up on a lake where floating cabins provide weekend retreats for fishermen. The cabins are tended by a young woman who supplies the fishermen with food, coffee, booze, and sexual gratification. She and the ex-cop bond, and before long their relationship has moved on from hugs and kisses, to icepick stabbings and fish hook swallowing. But don't think this movie is just out to shock you. Dreamy and beautiful, it's all about how Suh Jung's character is actually the spirit of the lake, a feminine force of nature that destroys all the childish men who try to bend her to their will. Too often, movies put you to sleep. This landmark of Korean cinema wakes you up, by forcing you to swallow a fistful of fish hooks.