Oseam (2003 film)

Oseam
Hangul
Revised Romanization Oseam
McCune–Reischauer Oseam
Directed by Sung Baek-yeop
Produced by Sung Baek-yeop
Written by Choi Min-yong
Lee Seo-kyeong
Sung Baek-yeop
Based on Oseam
by Jeong Chae-bong
Music by Kang Ho-jeong
Cinematography Mun Seong-cheol
Distributed by Sinabro Entertainment
Release dates
  • April 25, 2003 (2003-04-25)
Running time
77 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

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.”

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 where 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. Soon later 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. However, DVDs with English language subtitles do exist but are only available as region 3 DVD's.[1]

Reception

Oseam is generally regarded as having impressive visuals and character drama, drawing comparisons to other animated films such as Grave of the Fireflies,[2] yet "shows signs of some truly amateur filmmaking."[3]

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

See also

References

  1. "Oseam DVD". yesasia.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. Stig Høgset (September 29, 2003). "Oseam". themanime.org. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. Sevakis, Justin (2007-07-12). "My Beautiful Girl Mari". Buried Treasure. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-10-14.


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