Oseam (2003 film)

Oseam (Hangul: 오세암) is a 2003 South Korean drama/religious animation directed by Sung Baek-yeop. It is based on a novel by Korean author Jeong Chae-bong, who has described it as being a fairy tale for adults. The title means "five-year-old temple."

Oseam
Hangul오세암
Revised RomanizationOseam
McCune–ReischauerOseam
Directed bySung Baek-yeop
Produced bySung Baek-yeop
Written byChoi Min-yong
Lee Seo-kyeong
Sung Baek-yeop
Based onOseam
by Jeong Chae-bong
Music byKang Ho-jeong
CinematographyMun Seong-cheol
Distributed bySinabro Entertainment
Release date
  • April 25, 2003 (2003-04-25)
Running time
77 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot
Gilson and Gami

Oseam follows two orphans, Gami (감이) and her younger brother Gilson (길손). Gami is a gentle and reserved blind girl, while Gilson is hyperactive and often gets into mischief. The two seek refuge at a Mahayana Buddhist temple, helping with the chores, as they cope with the loss of their mother and home several years ago due to a fire accident, which is also how Gami lost her sight. Gilson, too young to understand, still believes they will find their mother someday as Gami has never told him she died in the fire. Gilson accompanies a monk to go meditate in the mountains and find a cure for his sister's blindness, but ends up sacrificing his life for Gami's sight.

The movie is very slowly paced, often quite slice-of-life in its approach, though dotted with moments of flashback and briefly intense scenes. A lot of emphasis is placed on the characters, particularly the orphans.

Releases

Due to its release limited to South Korea and France, this movie is little known to English speakers. DVDs with English language subtitles do exist, but are only available as region 3 DVDs.[1]

Reception

It has received a number of awards at film festivals around the world, such as the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival.[2] It won "Best Animated Film" at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival[3] and the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2004.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Oseam DVD". yesasia.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
  3. "Asia-Pacific Film Festival (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. "Oseam Selected Best Animated Film at Annecy – Animated Views". Retrieved 2020-12-18.


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