Movies / Oasis (2002) aka Oasiseu
Runtime: 132 min
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea
Korean director Lee Chang-dong's drama begins on the day that Jong-du (Sol Kyung-gu), a mentally handicapped young man, is released from prison. He is immediately arrested again for being unable to pay a restaurant bill, and his brother bails him out and sets him up with a menial job and a place to live. The crime that originally landed Jong-du in prison was a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of an old man. One day he goes to visit the victim's family, and meets Gong-ju (Moon So-ri), the man's daughter, who has cerebral palsy. After a disastrous first meeting, the two begin an unlikely love affair that exposes the callousness and uncomfortable secrets of both of their families.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Chang-dong Lee | ... |
Writers (1) | Credit |
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Chang-dong Lee | ... |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Jae-jin Lee | (as Jae-jin Lee) |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Hyun Kim | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Yeong-taek Choi | ... |
Actors (13) | Credit |
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Byung-ho Son | Sang-Shik Han |
Dae-gwan Han | Detective 2 |
Ga-hyun Yun | Sang-Shik's Wife |
Jin-gu Kim | Mrs. Hong |
Jin-seob Han | Detective 1 |
Kwi-Jung Choo | Jong-Sae's Wife (as Kwi-Jung Chu) |
Kyung-geun Park | Woman Neighbor's Husband |
Kyung-gu Sol | Jong-du Hong |
Myeong-shin Park | Woman Neighbor |
Nae-sang Ahn | Jong-Il Hong |
Seo-hie Ko | ... |
Seung-wan Ryoo | Jong-Sae Hong |
So-ri Moon | Gong-ju Han |