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Korean dark comedy 'Cobweb' to screen in PH cinemas this October

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Still from the South Korean black comedy film " Photo="" from="" TBA="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/09/10/cobweb.jpg"/><figcaption>Still from the South Korean black comedy film &#x27;Cobweb.&#x27;<em> Photo from TBA Studios</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The South Korean dark comedy film &quot;Cobweb,&quot; which features a star-studded cast, is set to screen in Philippine cinemas in October.</p><p>The movie led by award-winning actor and &quot;Parasite&quot; star Song Kang-ho will arrive in local theaters on Oct. 4, its distributor TBA Studios said in a recent press release.</p><p>In &quot;Cobweb,&quot; Song plays a director during the 1970s, who is haunted by his desire to re-shoot the ending of his latest film despite unfavorable conditions.</p><p>The cast includes other recognizable faces in Korean entertainment, such as Lim Soo-jung from the horror film &quot;A Tale of Two Sisters,&quot; Oh Jung-se from the drama &quot;It&#x27;s Okay to Not Be Okay,&quot; Jeon Yeo-been from the crime series &quot;Vincenzo,&quot; and K-pop star-turned-actress Krystal Jung.</p><p>Kim Jee-woon, who wrote and directed &quot;Cobweb,&quot; said the movie was inspired by the struggles experienced by the film industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;Despite the countless horrible conditions that were triggered by the pandemic, life went on,&quot; said Kim, whose other notable projects include &quot;A Tale of Two Sisters&quot; and &quot;I Saw the Devil.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Through the set of the film-within-a-film &#x27;Cobweb,&#x27; which is only completed through a great number of struggles, I want to send a hopeful and tentatively optimistic message that cinema will go on, just as life goes on despite all of its ironies and hardships,&quot; he added.</p><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F-poJdLZTjw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

'Cobweb' follows a director from the 1970s who is haunted by his desire to re-shoot the ending of his latest film.