IO ISLAND

Korean folk horror comes in one of its most idiosyncratic and enigmatic forms in IO ISLAND, a richly textured story from South Korean master Kim Ki-Young (THE HOUSEMAID). A company man sent to find a disappeared colleague goes to a small island to investigate, where he quickly finds himself entangled in the local matriarchal society and their ongoing struggles against climate change, encroaching capitalist interests, and their role in the central mystery. With its incredible thematic ambition and sumptuously stylish cinematography, IO ISLAND is nothing short of a seminal Korean cinema experience.