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Professor Cheung takes six of his students on a field trip to a deserted island. Upon arrival, they encounter three brothers, the island's last inhabitants, who run a local grocery store. The teenagers and their teacher feel uneasy in their company, and with good reason: at their dying mother's bedside, the brothers have sworn to marry off the youngest to continue their bloodline… and young Phyllis seems like the perfect target. But her classmates and Mr. Cheung refuse to submit and embark on a merciless battle against the formidable siblings…
The Chinese-British filmmaker Po-chih Leong ( Hong Kong 1941 ) delivers his most accomplished genre film to date, drawing inspiration from films like Deliverance and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, as well as The Hills Have Eyes . Following in the footsteps of its illustrious Western predecessors, The Island depicts a stark class conflict between educated city dwellers and the violent members of an isolated rural community. Po-chih Leong brilliantly proves that the survival movie is just as terrifying on a deserted Southeast Asian island as it is in the remote reaches of the United States. Now available for the first time on Blu-ray™ in its new 2K restoration!
THE ISLAND by Po-chih Leong
(1985 - Color - 93 min)
New 2K restoration
Original version with French subtitles
Blu-ray Edition
Never before released on Blu-ray
EXTRAS (IN HD)
CROSSING GENRES: AN INTERVIEW WITH PO-CHIH LEONG ( 20 min – HD )
The filmmaker looks back on his rich filmography and on the hybridization of genres, which he considers a major characteristic of contemporary Asian cinema.
A CINEMA OF SURVIVAL: PO-CHIH LEONG ON "THE ISLAND" ( 23 min – HD )
During this masterclass filmed in 2023 in Udine, as part of the Far East Film Festival, Po-chih Leong discusses the genesis of The Island and the challenges of filming it in the great outdoors .
TONY RAYNS ON "THE ISLAND " ( 17 min – HD)
Historian Tony Rayns recalls the influences of American and Hong Kong horror cinema on The Island and analyzes the singularity of Po-chih Leong 's film .
ORIGINAL TRAILER
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 aspect ratio preserved • Color • Film Length: 93 minutes
Release date: October 21, 2025
