Spider Forest

Spider Forest

Year: 2004

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: Korean

Director: Song Il-gon

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In Spider Forest, memories fade. TV producer Kang Min arrives to film a documentary, finds a cabin with two brutal murders—his girlfriend Hwang Soo‑Young and colleague Choi Jong‑Pil. Feeling watched, he chases an unseen presence deeper into the woods, is knocked unconscious, awakens, pursues through a tunnel and is struck by a speeding car.

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1

Awakening in the dark forest

Min wakes up alone in a dark forest, disoriented and uncertain of what happened. In the hazy dawn, he spots a secluded cabin nearby and makes his way toward it, hoping for answers and safety.

immediately after awakening Spider Forest
2

Discovery of the cabin and the crime inside

Min enters the small cabin and is shocked by a brutal murder scene: a man hacked to death with a sickle, lying in a pool of blood. The shocking violence sets the tone for the mystery he will try to remember.

shortly after awakening Secluded cabin interior
3

Finding Su-Young and her plea

Min discovers his girlfriend Su-Young inside the cabin, stabbed and near death. She mutters something about spiders as a clue or fragment of the danger they faced.

shortly after discovery Secluded cabin interior
4

Killer makes an exit and Min chases

Before Min can reach Su-Young to help, the killer suddenly appears and dashes out of the cabin. Min seizes the sickle and pursues the shadow through the dark forest.

moments after discovering Su-Young Cabin and surrounding Spider Forest
5

Pursuit through the woods

The chase winds through the shadowy woods of the Spider Forest as Min fights to close the gap with the elusive killer. The pursuit is perilous, pushing him deeper into unfamiliar territory.

during pursuit Spider Forest
6

Blow and disorientation

Min is knocked unconscious by a blunt blow to the head, leaving him dazed and disoriented. When he regains his senses, he finds the killer has vanished and memories are fuzzy.

shortly after being knocked out Spider Forest
7

Tunnel entry and chase resumes

Still trying to track the killer, Min spots him entering a road tunnel and hurries after him. The pursuit resumes inside the tunnel, where danger lurks at every turn.

after regaining sense Road tunnel
8

SUV collision in the tunnel

A speeding SUV plows into Min as he enters the tunnel, throwing him to the ground with severe injuries. The collision marks a sobering turn as he slips toward unconsciousness again.

inside the tunnel Road tunnel
9

Dark figure looms and escape eludes him

Min lies on the pavement, blood streaming from his injuries, as the killer approaches and seems to taunt him with the inability to capture him. He stretches out his hand, but the distance remains, and darkness takes him again.

immediately after collision Road tunnel exterior
10

Two weeks later: hospital awakening

Min wakes up fourteen days later in a local hospital with a heavily bandaged head. His friend Choi, a police detective, is at his bedside to comfort him and question what happened.

14 days later Local hospital
11

Choi reveals the prime suspect status

Choi informs Min that he is the prime suspect due to his fingerprints on the sickle and his ties to the victims. Min tries to recall the events and prove his innocence, but memory is unclear.

14 days later Hospital room
12

Memory reconstruction begins

Between periods of lucidity, Min attempts to reconstruct the bizarre sequence of events leading to the murders. Some details are missing or uncertain, and the truth feels increasingly elusive.

14 days later and ongoing Hospital room
13

Dreams and reality blur

The boundary between dreams and reality grows hazy as Min pieces together what happened. The puzzles of memory threaten to overshadow his quest to clear his name.

ongoing Hospital room
14

The search for truth continues

Despite the confusion, Min presses on to solve the mystery with whatever memories he can recall. He remains determined to complete the puzzle that could prove his innocence.

ongoing Hospital room / surrounding investigation
15

To be continued

The film leaves Min trapped between remembered events and possible dreams, with the truth still out of reach. The story's end hints at an uncertain path toward proving his innocence.

ambiguous ending Hospital / forest memory

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