Mapado (Korean마파도) is a 2005 South Korean comedy film directed by Choo Chang-min.[1][2]

Mapado
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
마파도
Revised RomanizationMapado
McCune–ReischauerMap'ado
Directed byChoo Chang-min
Written byJo Joong-hoon
StarringLee Moon-sik
Lee Jung-jin
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • March 10, 2005 (2005-03-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

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A gangster and a corrupt police officer travel to the tiny remote island of Mapado to hunt down a young woman who has run off with a winning lottery ticket. Upon arriving, they discover that no one lives there except for five old women who have not once seen a man for 20 years. Both men soon experience a nightmare of hard labour and harassment.

Title

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Do can either mean "province" or "island" in Korean. Seom means island in the Korean language as well, although "do" is a Sino-Korean word used in name compound words, but "seom" can stand alone. Filming for Mapado did not take place on an island, but in Dongbaek village in Yeonggwang County, South Korea.

References

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  1. ^ "Seniors Invade Movie Theaters for Mapa Island". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  2. ^ http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/44083
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