Date : 12 August (Sat.)

Time : 7 PM

Venue : Manarat Al Saadiyat, Auditorium

Rate : 18+

Starring : SUL Kyung-gu, MOON So-ri

Screening of stunning love story film directed by renown film maker LEE Chang-dong

followed by discussion with Professor Seung-hoon Jeong of film study in NYU. 

Winner of 5 awards from Venice International Film Festival - Special Director's Award, Best New Actress Award (Marcello Mastroianni Award), SIGNIS Award, FIPRESCI Prize, etc.

Invited to Canne International Film Festival and 75th Academy Awards in 2003

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. 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.

Oasis (오아시스) is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong. This is Lee's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture.The film was a critical success, earning prizes in numerous film festivals. Among the most important were 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.