Rent The Island (1985)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- At the height of summer, teacher Mr. Cheung (John Sham) takes a small group of his students on an excursion to explore a rural island that he assumes is uninhabited. But upon arrival, Cheung and his class discover that they are not alone - the island is, in fact, home to three deranged brothers and their equally deranged mother. And when one of Cheung's students refuses a marriage proposal from the youngest - and perhaps most disturbed - member of this deeply strange family, both the teacher and the young people in his care soon come to wish that they had stayed at home.
- Actors:
- John Sham, Hoi-Lun Au, Timothy Zao, Ching-Yuen Tse, Wai Kwan Kwok, Ronald Wong, Lung Chan, Jing Chen, Billy Sau Yat Ching, Lap Ban Chan, Si Git Hau, Bo-Yan Ngan, Lai-Seung Yuen
- Directors:
- Po-Chih Leong
- Producers:
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
- Writers:
- The Dak Bo Creative Group, Kei Shu
- Aka:
- Life and Death / Sang sei sin
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/10/2025
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- New audio commentary with genre cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Surviving the Shoot - interview with director Po-Chih Leong from 2023 courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine
- Tony Rayns on 'The Island' - new appreciation by film writer, programmer and East Asian film expert Tony Rayns
- Trailer
