Oasis is a romance film in which director Lee Chang-dong and actors Seol Kyung Gu and Moon Sori reunite. Hong Jong-du (Seol Kyung Gu), an ex-convict for a hit-and-run, and Han Gong-ju (Moon Sori) who has severe cerebral palsy and is a family member of the victim, are in love. Everyone is uncomfortable about Jong-du’s visit to the victim’s family, and him seeing Gongju and their existence. Social outcast Jong-du takes the blame for his brother’s crime because he had been in and out of jail previously, and disabled Gong-ju was neglected in a shabby apartment by her family. They miss each other when they are apart. When they hug each other, their own oasis overflows with love. Their love is regarded as a mirage in a desert-like world. Lee Chang-dong’s directing that sensitively explores the hypocrisy, Seol Kyung Gu’s simple but unpredictable acting, and Moon Sori’s performance that expresses Gongju’s wrenching body and sound mind, is an unparalleled combination. (KIM Hye-seon)