Cobweb (2023 South Korean film)

Main

• Song Kang-ho as Kim-yeol^[10]

A movie director who is obsessed with the desire to make Cobweb into a masterpiece. Based on the motif of Kim Ki-young.

• Im Soo-jung as Lee Min-ja^[11]

A veteran actress who plays Kang Ho-se's wife in Cobweb.

• Oh Jung-se as Kang Ho-se^[12]

Popular playboy actor who is the male protagonist of Cobweb.

• Jeon Yeo-been as Shin Mi-do^[13]

Person in charge of finance of Shin Sung Film, which produces Cobweb.

• Krystal Jung as Han Yu-rim^[14]

A new actress who is rapidly growing in popularity in Cobweb.

Supporting

• Jang Young-nam as Chairman Baek^[15][16]

A producer of Cobweb.

• Jung In-ki as Hunter^[17]

A long time colleague of Kim Ki-yeol.

• Jang Nam-yeol as Park Joo-sa^[18]

A literary scholar who visits the filming site of Cobweb.

• Park Jung-soo as Mrs. Oh^[19]

Kim Ki-yeol's regular actress who says that she will appear only for money.

• Shin Sung-pil as Mr. Baek^[19]

A producer of Cobweb.

• Kim Min-jae as Chief Kim^[19]
• Kim Dong-young as an assistant director who worked with Kim Ki-yeol for a long time^[19]
• Kim Joong-hee as Detective Gu^[20]

Special appearance

• Jung Woo-sung as Shin Sang-ho^[21][22]

Film director who died in an unexpected accident. Based on the motif of Shin Sang-ok.

Box office

As of October 14, 2023, the film has grossed US$2,174,044 at the local box office and accumulated 306,700 admissions from 209 screens.^[4]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[28]

Variety called the film a "frantic, flimsy moviemaking meta-farce".^[29]

Accolades