Spider Forest

Spider Forest (2004)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (1,544 ratings)

Kang Min (Gam Woo-seong) wakes up in the middle of a forest and wanders toward a nearby cabin, where he's shocked to find the scene of a brutal, bloody crime. A man lies hacked to death, and Kang Min's girlfriend, Su-young (Kang Gyeong-heon) lies dying of stab wounds nearby. Kang Min sees a dark… More

R, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By
Il-gon Song
Genres
Art House & International, Horror
In Theaters
Oct 25, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Oct 25, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Anton Bitel, Film4

    Whether it is a psychodrama or a ghost story, Song Il-Gon's heady blend of mixed-up memory, desperate loss and overwhelming guilt will have viewers returning to its primal scene again and again in search of answers.

  • Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

    ...a twisted journey that lingers in the memory.

  • Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

    Spider Forest is interesting enough and watchable, but it lacks that aha! moment that those who stick with such a confusing story deserve in the end.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tsubaki S


    Interesting premise, good start, but the story is told in the most cryptic way possible. Far from engaged i was a bit annoyed and hardly that interested in the characters.

  • Luke B


    Purposefully confusing with a a scattered narrative that takes in flashbacks of events, flashbacks of stories, dreams and more. As the story unfolds it's obvious as to where it is going, but at least the journey is full of surprises and some fantastic scenery. It's a… More

  • Anthony V


    Beautiful and haunting.

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