In a brutally poised way, Oasis describes the shameful truths in Korean society, which most people feel uncomfortable with. The film is about people who either paid their price for wrongdoing or are stigmatized for no reason. One is an ex-convict, and the other is a disabled woman. Their relationship begins when Jong-du visits Gong-ju’s apartment to apologize for the accidental crime that irreparably scarred her family. She is confined to the place by her siblings who only care about government support. Jong-du is shunned by society as a useless loser. Depicting the fate of people, either isolated or abandoned, this daring allegory reveals how some people go on their way in a situation where any relationship is deemed impossible. Too many truths that everyone wants to evade feel sad and depressing. Still, the authentic characters rendered by Moon Sori and Sol Kyung-gu give us a sense of spiritual freedom. [JANG Byungwon]