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| Hangul | 오아시스 |
| Revised Romanization | Oasiseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oasisŭ |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Written by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Produced by | Myung Gye-nam Jo Min-cheol Jeon Yang-jun |
| Starring | Sol Kyung-gu Moon So-ri |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-taek |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment Cineclick Asia |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$1.5 million |
| Box office | US$6.7 million[1] |
Oasis (Korean: 오아시스) is a 2002 South Korean psychological drama romance film directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film's plot tells about the difficult romance between a mildly mentally disabled man who has just been released from jail after a 2+1⁄2-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 Silver Lion for Best Direction and 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.
- ^ "Oasis". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 March 2012.