The Bow

2005 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 12,002 VOTES · DIR. Kim Ki-duk

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Overview

On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.

Dialogue Timeline — 115 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:05 Hey kid, come here.
00:04:23 Hey kid.
00:04:59 Did you know that old man's gonna marry that girl when she turns 17?
00:05:14 - Fortunes? - Yeah!
00:06:47 You're right.
00:08:08 - I'm asking you if it's true? - What did he say?
00:08:24 So what did he say?
00:17:36 One, two, three.
00:17:57 You came out better than I thought.
00:18:14 Hold this. I'll look for it. Now hold still.
00:18:24 Could it be here?
00:19:07 Old man, don't you think you were too harsh on us?
00:23:15 How old are you?
00:23:33 Is that old man your grandfather?
00:25:12 And she never left?
00:25:26 My business isn't doing so well lately. Could you tell me my fortune?
00:27:20 Why are you laughing? What did he say?
00:46:59 Ever considered how'd she feel living on a boat for ten years?
00:48:12 Asshole...
00:48:43 - Hey old man! - Just leave it alone.
00:53:17 You have to leave here now.
00:56:49 Because of your vile desires you've destroyed a human being's life!
00:57:36 You're scared, aren't you?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed115
Dialogue density1.3 lines / min
First line00:04:05
Final line00:57:36

Production Record

DirectorKim Ki-duk
LanguageKorean
Budget$950,000
Revenue$2,032,404
IMDb votes12,002