Castaway on the Moon
2009 · Movie · PG-13 · 119 min · ★ 7.9 · 88% critics
After a failed suicide attempt, a broke and isolated man ends up stranded on a tiny island in the middle of a city river. As he learns to survive and rebuild a routine, a reclusive onlooker from a nearby apartment becomes drawn into his strange new life, sparking an unexpected connection that nudges them both toward change.
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Details
- Original title
- 김씨 표류기
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-05-14
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (732 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quirky, feel-good story about loneliness, small victories, and human connection with gentle romance; Not for you if you dislike slow builds, surreal touches, or bittersweet themes like depression.
Pros: heartfelt hope and humor; unusual survival premise; uplifting emotional payoff | Cons: some implausible moments; comedy can feel forced; pacing may start slow
Themes
- isolation
- suicide attempt
- loneliness
- castaway
- isolated island
- seoul, south korea
- han river
Cast & crew
Jung Jae-young
as Mr. Kim
Jung Ryeo-won
as Kim Jung-yeon
Yang Mi-kyung
as Jung-yeon's Mother
Lee Sang-hun
as Seung-geun's Father
Jang So-yeon
as Seung-geun's Girlfriend
Park Young-seo
as Delivery Man
Koo Kyo-hwan
as Public Service Employee
- LK
Lee Kyung-joon
as High School Kim
Min Kyung-jin
as APT Security
Jang Nam-yeol
as Bus Driver
Directed by Lee Hae-jun