Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires U.S. Rights To Kim Jee-Woon’s Cannes Title ‘Cobweb’
deadline.comSamuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon’s Cobweb, starring Song Kang-ho, which had its world premiere Out Of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Barunson E&A is handling international sales on the film, which has also been sold to most of the rest of the world, including Japan (Happinet Phantom Studio), France (The Jokers, in a deal sealed by Finecut), Germany & Italy (Plaion Pictures), Spain (La Aventura) and Australia & New Zealand (Umbrella Entertainment).
Set in 1970s Korea, when censors could dictate the plot of a film, Cobweb stars Song as an obsessive director who wants to re-shoot the ending of his completed film ‘Cobweb’ in two days to create a masterpiece.
In the process he must contend with an uncooperative cast and crew, as well as interference from the censorship authorities.
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