Oasis
Jong-du, who has three previous convictions, pays a visit to the family of the victim in the hit-and run accident for which he served time and meets Gong-ju, the daughter, who has cerebral palsy. Jong-du is fascinated by her at first sight and visits her again when he knows she is alone. Trying to reassure and pacify the terrified young woman, he loses control and tries to rape her, stopping only when she faints. But he has left his workshop phone number in her room, and Gong-ju knows where to find him. To Jong-du’s amazement, she calls him and invites him to visit her again. Over a series of clandestine meetings, the handicapped young woman and the feckless young man come to fall in love with each other. However their love is not one that is understood by anyone else. New 4K restoration.
Director & Cast
- Director: Lee Chang-Dong
- Starring: Sol Kyung-gu
- Starring: Moon So-ri
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Reviews
- "Critic's Pick! The remarkable ... ''Oasis'' strips away much of the sentimentality and goody-two-shoes attitudes that the movies traditionally display toward disabled people. At the same time, it coolly indicts an indifferent world that treats its misfits as inconvenient, half-witted children who are easily exploited and abused. The film's extraordinary lead performers refuse to soft-pedal the severity of the characters' afflictions."
- "A brave film in the way it shows two people who find any relationship almost impossible, and yet find a way to make theirs work."
- "Lee's humanitarian plea for tolerance is one of the most original films of the decade, and Moon provides the soul."
- "A love story of two young people marginalized by family and society that becomes a scorching indictment of the indifference, cruelty and hypocrisy of those institutions as the couple inevitably come into profound conflict with them."
- "Take my word for it: Oasis is one of the most deeply felt love stories of the screen in ways that you must endure a little suffering of your own to appreciate."
- "You'll have to look long and hard to find a performance as emotionally raw as that of Moon So-ri."
- "No movie in recent memory has translated so clearly the secret language of lovers normally lost on the rest of the world."
- "A loving and lovely film."
Silver Lion - Best Director
Venice Film Festival
Best Young Actress
Venice Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize
Venice Film Festival
SIGNIS Award
Venice Film Festival
Best Actor
Seattle Int'l. Film Festival
Best Actress
Seattle Int'l. Film Festival
Best Film
Korean Assoc. of Film Critics Awards
Best Actor
Korean Assoc. of Film Critics Awards
Best Actress
Korean Assoc. of Film Critics Awards
Best Foreign Film
Independent Spirit Awards
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Palm Springs Int'l. Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Int'l. Film Festival