Martin Scorsese has woven the plot in such an intricate way that the settings have added to the story and the authenticity of the plot more than anything else. To use the setting in a charismatic way, the director filmed it on an actual island, Peddocks Island. The shooting took place at the locations in Massachusetts, such as Nahant and Dedham and it enhanced the plot of the story of Shutter Island which features Leonardo DiCaprio.
'Shutter Island' begins with leading detectives Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo being called to Aschecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island. It is a mental institution for criminals located outside Boston Harbor. The detectives have been called to investigate a missing patient, Rachel Solando. But things change when the detectives arrive at the island.
Teddy (DiCaprio) experiences flashbacks of the time when he was a war veteran. He also experiences flashbacks of his tragic past as a husband and father. But the matter gets worse as these flashbacks come to him in spurts and a sort of magical realism. In flashbacks, he sees his late wife, Dolores, covered in blood and surrounded by falling ash.
Shutter Island is of course a fictional island, but it's situated near the actual Boston Harbor. The shooting took place at the location of an island near the Boston Harbor. It is Peddocks Island. It is just a ferry ride away from Boston in the Gulf of Maine, south of Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor Islands.
The movie 'Shutter Island' is based on a novel of the same title, written by Boston author Dennis Lehane seven years prior to the film. Lehane based the setting for his novel on the