Synopsis : After his successful debut, Director KIM endures scathing attacks from critics who call him a specialist in trashy dramas. After finishing his latest feature Cobweb, he has vivid dreams over several days of an alternative ending to the film. Sensing that if he can just shoot those scenes as he envisioned them, a masterpiece will surely emerge, he tries to arrange just two days of additional shooting. However, the rewritten script fails to pass censorship, and his actors can’t make sense of the new ending. Between the tangled schedule, the opposition of the producer, and the collision between these fantastic scenes dancing before his eyes and the harsh conditions of reality, Director KIM feels he is about to go insane, but he pushes on regardless.
Festival History : Cannes, 2023 BFI London Film Festival, 2023 Sitges, 2023
Director :
Kim Jee Woon
Producer :
Choi Jae-Won
Screenplay :
Shin Yeon-Shick
DOP :
Kim Ji-Yong
Editor :
Yang Jin-Mo
Cast :
Song Kang-Ho, Lim Soo-Jung, Oh Jung-Se, Jeon Yeo-Been, Jung Soo-Jung, Park Jung-Soo, Jang Young-Nam
KIM Jee-woon, a prominent Korean director known for his stylish visuals, made his debut with ‘The Quiet Family’ (1998), a dark comedy about a family running a remote hostel entangled in a series of deaths. He directed ‘A Tale Of Two Sisters’ (2003), later remade in Hollywood, and ‘I Saw The Devil’ (2010). His Hollywood debut, "The Last Stand" (2013), starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. KIM's return to Korean cinema with ‘The Age of Shadows’ (2016), a Warner Bros. collaboration, became a career highlight. He is currently working on the remake of the Japanese animation film ‘Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade’