Spider Forest

Spider Forest

In that forest… memories get lost.

2004 · 112 min · ★ 6.6 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Drama

TV Producer Kang Min enters Spider Forest for a documentary. He enters a cabin and discovers two brutally murdered bodies. One is his girlfriend Hwang Soo-Young and the other is his colleague Choi Jong-Pil. Kang Min also senses someone watching him and runs after that person into to the forest. He's soon knocked unconscious. When he awakens again he continues his chase into a tunnel. Kang Min is then struck by a speeding car.

Directed by Song Il-gon · Written by Song Il-gon

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Kam Woo-sung Kang Min
Suh Jung Min Su-jin / Eun-ah
Kang Kyung-hun Hwang Su-yeong
Jang Hyun-sung Choi Seong-hyeon
Cho Seong-ha Choi Jong-Pil
Son Byung-ho Kim Cheol-ju
Kim Hak-jun Boy
Kim Hee-jung Girl (uncredited)
Jung Seung-kil Detective Park / Male voice (uncredited)
Jung Sang-cheol Chief detective
Yoon Young Nurse
Kim Young-jae Doctor 1 (uncredited)

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