Oasis Movie Review 2002

Social outcasts in South Korea find love and understanding in spite of family scorn and neglect. Jong-Du (Sol Kyung-gu) is a troubled young man rejected by his family who frequently runs afoul of the police. Having just served a jail sentence for killing a man in a car accident, he starts to intrude on the family of the victim. He soon develops an interest in the family's cerebral palsy-afflicted daughter Gong-Ju (Moon So-ri). When one of his visits results in a clumsy near-rape, she passes out in horror and he leaves his phone number. Amazingly she calls him, and an odd and tender relationship starts between the two. Emotionally truthful and gritty film is sometimes hard to watch, but there's much compassion shown for these misfits. A rare and powerful glimpse into a hidden reality.

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Available on DVD
Running time 132 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mental Retardation, Handicapped, Asia

Screenplay

Lee Chang-dong

Cast

Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Ne-sang, Ryoo Seung-wan, Chu Gui-jeong, Kim Jin-Jin, Sohn Byung-ho, Yoon Ga-hyun, Park Myung-shin, Park Kyung-geun

Cinematography

Choi Young-taek

Director

Lee Chang-dong

Music

Lee Jae-jin

Other

Kim Hyun, Mike Desjarlais

Producer

Kaynam Myung, East Film, Dream Venture Capital, Lifesize Entertainment