Uninhabited

Coral is the vengeful ghost of a young island girl who endured rape and exploitation by seven men from a sea cucumber company in the 1920s. Since her death, her spirit haunts the island, targeting male visitors who violate its peace. Her presence is tied to the grave adorned with red coral and a wooden cross bearing her name, symbolizing a history of abuse that refuses to fade. She embodies a violent memory that returns whenever the island is trespassed.

Beth is a marine biology student and the more rational member of the couple, eager for discovery but quick to sense danger. After uncovering the journal, she becomes engrossed in the island’s history and the ghost Coral, pushing to leave only when safety is possible. She wrestles with moral questions about vengeance, admitting she might have acted similarly to Coral if she were the victim. Her determination and empathy drive the plan to survive the ordeal.

Harry is Beth’s partner, skeptical of supernatural explanations and inclined to stay, believing the haunting could be pranks. He initially dismisses Coral’s menace as a hoax, clinging to rational explanations. His confidence in staying leads to a fatal encounter with Coral, marking a turning point in the couple’s struggle for survival. His skepticism clashes with the island’s inexplicable danger.

Spiro is one of two lunatic Greek fishermen who appear on the island and threaten Beth and Harry. He and Elias justify their actions through suspicion of theft and a volatile temperament, intensifying the couple’s peril. Their presence showcases the island’s human dangers alongside Coral’s supernatural violence.

Elias is the other fisherman, equally volatile and quick to coerce the couple. Alongside Spiro, he ties the couple up and pushes the encounter toward a violent resolution, contributing to the island’s aura of threat. His actions underscore the real-world dangers that haunt the island besides Coral’s ghost.

Jackson is the man who drops the couple off and later returns to pick them up, unaware of the danger they’ve faced. He discovers the journal and becomes entangled in Beth’s mounting paranoia. The final confrontation suggests Beth’s growing resolve and a possible deadly outcome for Jackson as the island’s history closes in on the present.