Oasis (2002 film)
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Oasiseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oasisŭ |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Produced by | Myung Gye-nam Jo Min-cheol Jeon Yang-jun |
| Written by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Starring |
Sol Kyung-gu Moon So-ri |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-taek |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
| Distributed by |
CJ Entertainment Cineclick Asia |
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Running time
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132 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$1,500,000 |
| Box office | US$6,696,952 |
Oasis (Hangul: 오아시스) is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong. This is Lee's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture. The film's plot tells about the difficult romance between a mildly mentally disabled man who has just been released from jail after a two and a half year sentence for involuntary manslaughter and a woman with severe cerebral palsy. Starring in these roles are the couple from Lee Chang-dong's previous film Peppermint Candy; Sol Kyung-gu and Moon So-ri. The movie also shows how the two main characters are treated by their families and perceived by the people around them.
The film was a critical success, earning prizes in numerous film festivals. Among the most important were the special director's prize given to Lee Chang-dong at the 2002 Venice Film Festival and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actor or Actress given to Moon So-ri at the same event.
Upon his release from prison, Hong Jong-du (Sol Kyung-gu) goes looking for his relatives in Seoul. His brothers have moved and neither they and nor their mother are aware Jong-du is back on the streets after serving a three-year prison term for a hit-and-run accident. He quickly discovers that during his absence his family has moved without telling him. Oblivious to society's rules, Jong-du again ends up in police custody for non-payment of a restaurant bill. He is bailed out by his younger brother Jong-sae (Ryoo Seung-wan) and reunited with his estranged family who reluctantly take him back in. Slightly mentally disabled and an incurable social misfit, Jong-du is hired as a delivery boy for a neighborhood Chinese restaurant on the recommendation of his older brother Jong-il (Ahn Nae-sang).
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