곡성
Never be tempted.
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
The Wailing (2016) is a horror and mystery film directed by Na Hong-jin, released on May 12, 2016 with a runtime of 2h 36m. It stars Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee and Jun Kunimura. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 2,147 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for The Wailing.
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Kwak Do-won
as Jong-goo
Hwang Jung-min
as Il-gwang
Chun Woo-hee
as Moo-myeong
Jun Kunimura
as The Stranger
Kim Hwan-hee
as Hyo-jin
Heo Jin
as Mother-in-Law
Jang So-yeon
as Jong-goo's Wife
Kim Do-yoon
as Yang Yi-sam
Cho Han-chul
as Detective
Son Kang-gook
as Oh Sung-bok
Park Seong-yeon
as Kwon Myung-joo
Bae Yong-geun
as Police Officer
Directed by Na Hong-jin, written by Na Hong-jin, produced by Lim Min-sub.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 2,147 ratings.
**A father's struggle to see his daughter to get well.** A new film from the writer, director of 'The Chaser' and 'The Yellow Sea'. This time its a horror-thriller that focused on a rural police officer who witnesses a series of strange events escalating fears among its people. The original title was 'Goksung', which means the name of the village where this story takes place. This film is specially for those who…
Reviewed on December 14, 2016
Watching "The Wailing" is quite an undertaking. With a runtime of almost 3 hours this Korean Horror-Triller is a shear beast. Unfortunately I feel like pretty much more than half the runtime should have been cut. "The Wailing" circles around in a seemingly endless "who done it" or, to be more precise, "who is it" and even though the acting of our lead Do-won Kwak was not too bad, the dialogues bothered me…
Reviewed on June 18, 2018
I don't often use the word masterpiece. I've seen 1,040 films in my life, totalling 1,549 hours of filmography. There's maybe 7 I would label a masterpiece with full usage and definition of the word. The Wailing is the eighth film of one thousand and forty films I very willingly, gladly and without hesitation give the title of Masterpiece to. I'm not too big of a fan of Asian supernatural horror. Whilst I very much…
Reviewed on December 21, 2019
The runtime is a grueling 2 hours and 36 minutes. A warning that there is a good amount of **animal abuse**. The first half is pretty light hearted compared to the last half. It's a really befuddling piece. It's hard to tell who is bad or good and it feels like parts are gone over too frequently. If you like Korean films and portrayals of shamanism you will enjoy it for sure. As far as horror goes, it's not very…
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The Wailing (2016) is available to stream on fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Wailing (2016) includes Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura and Kim Hwan-hee. The film was directed by Na Hong-jin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Wailing was released on May 12, 2016 and runs for 2h 36m.
The Wailing (2016) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 2,147 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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