Oseam (film)

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Oseam
Directed by	Seong Baek-yeob
Produced by	Mago21
Written by	Choi Min-yong Lee Seo-kyeong Seong Baek-yeob
Music by	Kang Ho-jeong
Cinematography	Mun Seong-cheol
Distributed by	Sinabro Entertainment
Release date(s)	April 25, 2003 (South Korea) September 22, 2004 (France)
Running time	117 min.
Country	Korea
Language	Korean
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul	오세암

Oseam (Hangul: 오세암) is a 2003 South Korean drama / religious animation directed by Seong Baek-yeob. It is based on a novel by Korean author Jung Chae-bong, who has described it as being a fairytale for adults. The title means “Five years”.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Plot

Oseam follows two orphans, Ga-mi and her younger brother Gil-son. Ga-mi is a gentle and reserved blind girl, while Gil-son is hyperactive and often gets into mischief. The two seek refuge at a 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 where Ga-mi lost her sight. Gil-son, too young to understand, still believes they will find their mother someday as Ga-mi has never told him she died in the fire. After Ga-mi tells him of how their mother visited her in her dreams, Gil-son accompanies one of the monks on a pilgrimage up the mountain for the winter hoping that if he can "open his inner eye" he will be able to see her again, too.

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.

[edit] Reception

Oseam received a number of awards at film festivals around the world, such as the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival[1]. It won "Best Animated Film" at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival and the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for 2004.

[edit] See also

• List of animated feature films

[edit] External links

• Oseam at the Internet Movie Database

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