Stars
Sul Kyung-gu
Moon So-ri
Ahn Nae-sang
Ryoo Seung-wan
Choo Kwi-jung
Jin-gu Kim
Son Byung-ho
Ga-hyun Yun
Park Myung-shin
Park Gyeong-geun
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Sul Kyung-gu | Character: Jong-du Hong
Actor: Moon So-ri | Character: Han Gong-joo
Actor: Ahn Nae-sang | Character: Hong Jong-il
Actor: Ryoo Seung-wan | Character: Jong-Sae Hong
Actor: Choo Kwi-jung | Character: Jong-Sae's Wife
Actor: Jin-gu Kim | Character: Mrs. Hong
Actor: Son Byung-ho | Character: Han Sang-shik
Actor: Ga-hyun Yun | Character: Sang-Shik's Wife
Actor: Park Myung-shin | Character: Woman Neighbor
Actor: Park Gyeong-geun | Character: Woman Neighbor's Husband
Actor: Han Dae-gwan | Character: Detective 2
Actor: Jin-seob Han | Character: Detective 1
Actor: Lee Jong-woo | Character: Soldier Kim
Actor: Ko Seo-hie | Character: Bottled water woman
Actor: Gwak Soo-jung | Character: Apartment landlady
Actor: Kim Young-joo | Character: Jong-Doo's relative
[Directors Group]
Name: Lee Chang-dong | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Lee Chang-dong | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Min-cheul Cho | Role: Producer
Name: Sung-min Choi | Role: Producer
Name: Myeong Gye-nam | Role: Producer
Name: Kaynam Hyung | Role: Producer
Name: Jeon Jay | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Joon-dong | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Jaejin Lee | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yeong-taek Choi | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Hyun Kim | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Thitiya Tongbai | Role: Casting Director
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jum-hee Shin | Role: Art Director
Name: Kil Won Yu | Role: Art Director
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sun-young Cha | Role: Costume Designer
[Production Management]
Name: Chavalid Kanjanapinchote | Role: Production Manager
Name: Penny Kanjanapinchote | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jeong Sang-min | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Lee Seung-cheol | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lee Seung-yeop | Role: Sound Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Judy Chan | Role: Casting Department
Name: Susida Maphuang | Role: Casting Department
[Location Management]
Name: Throngterd Mahasuwan | Role: Location Management
[Additional Crew]
Name: Gianni Rossi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mickey Cottrell | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320193/videogallery/
Release Schedule
South Korea: August 9, 2002
Canada: September 2002 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Italy: September 6, 2002 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Norway: October 2002 (Bergen International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 2002 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Greece: November 8, 2002 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Norway: November 18, 2002 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Japan: December 3, 2002 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Czech Republic: January 2003 (Febio Film Festival)
United States: January 11, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 24, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 28, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Serbia: March 1, 2003 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Denmark: March 29, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Italy: April 11, 2003
United States: May 2003 (Seattle International Film Festival)
France: May 16, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Australia: August 2003 (Brisbane Film Festival)
United States: August 15, 2003 (Korean Film Festival)
France: October 2003 (Gardanne Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
France: November 12, 2003
Netherlands: November 27, 2003
Japan: February 7, 2004 (Tokyo)
United States: May 7, 2004
Norway: September 17, 2004
United States: November 11, 2004 (Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival)
Indonesia: December 4, 2004 (Jakarta International Film Festival)
Finland: April 20, 2007 (Kynnyskino)
Armenia: July 11, 2007 (Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival)
Greece: November 2007 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
United States: March 18, 2012 (Japan Society, New York)
Uruguay: October 28, 2012 (Festival de Cine de Montevideo)
Japan: September 20, 2013 (Fukuoka International Film Festival)
Spain: February 25, 2020 (re-release)
Spain: February 29, 2020 (Filmoteca de Catalunya, VOS)
Taiwan: November 6, 2020
India: February 10, 2021 (International Film Festival of Kerala)
South Korea: April 29, 2022 (4K version, Jeonju International Film Festival)
China: August 15, 2022 (4K restoration, Beijing International Film Festival)
United States: September 2022 (Telluride Film Festival)
Malaysia: July 2026 (Malaysia International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: August 13, 2026 (limited)
Awards
Winner | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Best Young Actor or Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Competition | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Nominee | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Nominee | 2005 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Foreign Film | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis | South Korea.
Winner | 2002 | Bergen International Film Festival | Jury Award - Honorable Mention | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Vancouver International Film Festival | Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Gardanne Film Festival | Audience Award | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema | Three Castles | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Baek Sang Art Awards | Baek Sang Film | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | Best Actor | Sul Kyung-gu, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | Best Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best New Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2003 | Brisbane International Film Festival | Netpac Award | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis | For its extraordinary performance containing magical moments of fantasy which serve as escapism to the harsh and brutal treatment the two social outcasts get from the world.
Winner | 2002 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Film | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Women in Film Korea Festival | Women in Film Korea Award | Actress Award | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA) | Busan Film Critics Association Award | Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA) | Busan Film Critics Association Award | Best Actor | Sul Kyung-gu, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Actor | Sul Kyung-gu, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Best Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Chunsa Film Art Awards | Chunsa Film Art Award | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Actress of the Year | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Chunsa Film Art Awards | Chunsa Film Art Award | Best Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Director's Cut Awards | Director's Cut Award | Best New Actress | Moon So-ri, Oasis
Nominee | 2002 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Film of the Year | Oasis | Second Place
Winner | 2002 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Director of the Year | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Screenplay of the Year | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Winner | 2002 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Actor of the Year | Sul Kyung-gu, Oasis, Saeneun pyegoksuneul keruinda, Jail Breakers, Public Enemy
Winner | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | Silver Lion | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong, Oasis
Box Office
South Korea: USD 6686648
Domestic: USD 10304
Period: Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2025 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 45 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 18 | Per theater average: USD 18
Period: Mar 28 – 31, 2024 | Rank: 132 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 149 | Per theater average: USD 149