The Wailing
2016 · Movie · NR · 156 min · ★ 7.4 · 90% critics
A stranger arrives in a small village, and soon a mysterious sickness begins to spread. A policeman investigating the escalating violence is drawn deeper into the mystery, driven to protect his daughter as belief, fear, and local rituals collide.
Also known as En Présence du Diable
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Details
- Original title
- 곡성
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-05-12
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (2,058 votes)
- Box office
- $51,539,562
- Budget
- $8,000,000
About
If you like slow-burn Korean horror mysteries such as Hereditary or Exhuma, you’ll likely find this gripping and eerie; Not for you if you want a straightforward, consistently scary experience or a short watch.
Pros: tense mystery; strong performances; unsettling atmosphere | Cons: long runtime; confusing plot; tonal swings
Themes
- daughter
- small town
- police
- investigation
- exorcism
- possession
- murder
- priest
- rural area
- curse
- shaman
- zombie
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography · 2016
Cast & crew
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-cheul
as Detective
Son Kang-gook
as Oh Sung-bok
Directed by Na Hong-jin