Oseam (2003 film)
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Sung Baek-yeop Music director Gang Ho-jeong Language Korean | 7.2/10 Genre Animation, Family Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Choi Min-yong , Lee Seo-kyeong , Sung Baek-yeop Release date April 25, 2003 (2003-04-25) Based on Oseam by Jeong Chae-bong Initial release April 25, 2003 (South Korea) Cast Kim Seo-yeong, Pyo Yeong-jae, Jong-hwan Son, Bae Jeong-min, Oh Joo-yeon, Bak Seon-yeong Screenplay Sung Baek-yeop, Min-yong Choi, Seo-kyeong Lee Similar movies Monk movies, Movies about South Korea, Animation Tagline Animation |
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."
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Plot

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.
Reception

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

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 in 2004.
References
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