The Wailing

    Genre
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    156 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    TV-MA
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea
  • |
    • Languages
    Korean
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Na Hong Jin
WRITTEN BY:
Na Hong Jin
CAST INCLUDES:
Kwak Do Won, Hwang Jung Min, Kunimura Jun, Chun Woo Hee

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

In this unbelievably tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. Over six years in the making, director Na Hong-jin’s meticulously crafted follow-up to the globally acclaimed THE YELLOW SEA and THE CHASER, his third to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, smashed box office records upon its debut in South Korea, where fans were quick to visit the theater more than once to catch new clues and debate the film that became one of 2016's most talked-about. Rated a near-perfect 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, The Playlist called THE WAILING "deliciously entertaining. You'll be left breathless."

SYNOPSIS

Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a series of brutal murders to the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Kunimura Jun).

The Wailing

    Genre
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    156 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    TV-MA
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    South Korea
  • |
    • Languages
    Korean
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Na Hong Jin
WRITTEN BY
Na Hong Jin
CAST INCLUDES
Kwak Do Won, Hwang Jung Min, Kunimura Jun, Chun Woo Hee
In this unbelievably tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. Over six years in the making, director Na Hong-jin’s meticulously crafted follow-up to the globally acclaimed THE YELLOW SEA and THE CHASER, his third to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, smashed box office records upon its debut in South Korea, where fans were quick to visit the theater more than once to catch new clues and debate the film that became one of 2016's most talked-about. Rated a near-perfect 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, The Playlist called THE WAILING "deliciously entertaining. You'll be left breathless."

Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a series of brutal murders to the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Kunimura Jun).

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