Civilisation falls apart when the carers at an old people’s home suddenly abandon a group of elderly residents to fend for themselves and make their own rules. The result is both chilling and liberating in the face of societal collapse.
Oasis is both a dark comedy and an existential parable. It explores how people change when they are cast aside from the institutions and social masks of so-called civilisation, and how deep freedom reaches into a space where there is nothing left to lose – neither time, nor dignity, nor life.
Screenwriter and director Jiří Havelka is using improvisation techniques as part of the script development process.
The project has received support through the Creative Europe program, and its development is supported by the State Audiovisual Fund as part of the National Recovery Plan.