Mapado

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

Mapado
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	마파도
RR	Mapado
MR	Map'ado
Directed by	Choo Chang-min
Written by	Jo Joong-hoon
Starring	Lee Moon-sik Lee Jung-jin
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	March 10, 2005 (2005-03-10)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

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

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.