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Oasis

2002 · 132 min

An uncomfortable, tender slow burn that unsettles and then quietly devastates, forcing you to sit with people society would rather look away from.

Tagline
Love knows.
Overview
A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lee Chang-dong
Written by
Lee Chang-dong
Starring
Sul Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Ryoo Seung-wan, Son Byung-ho, Kim Jin-goo, Chu Gwi-jeong, Yoon Ga-hyun
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
132 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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