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The Wailing

Original title: Gokseong
  • 20162016
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h 36m
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7.4/10
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The Wailing (2016)
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.  As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers - unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous.
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Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
71K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,429
439
    • Na Hong-jin
    • Na Hong-jin(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jun Kunimura
    • Hwang Jung-min
    • Kwak Do-won
    • Na Hong-jin
    • Na Hong-jin(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jun Kunimura
    • Hwang Jung-min
    • Kwak Do-won
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 335User reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    Hwang Jung-min in The Wailing (2016)
    Jun Kunimura in The Wailing (2016)
    Hwang Jung-min in The Wailing (2016)
    Kwak Do-won in The Wailing (2016)
    Kwak Do-won in The Wailing (2016)
    Hwang Jung-min in The Wailing (2016)
    Woo-hee Chun in The Wailing (2016)
    Hwang Jung-min in The Wailing (2016)
    Kwak Do-won and Jo Han-chul in The Wailing (2016)
    Kwak Do-won in The Wailing (2016)
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    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Japanese Man
    Hwang Jung-min
    Hwang Jung-min
    • Il-gwang
    • (as Jeong-min Hwang)
    Kwak Do-won
    Kwak Do-won
    • Jong-goo
    Woo-hee Chun
    Woo-hee Chun
    • The Mysterious Woman
    Hwan-hee Kim
    Hwan-hee Kim
    • Hyo-jin
    Jin Heo
    • Mother-in-Law
    Jang So-yeon
    Jang So-yeon
    • Wife
    Do-yoon Kim
    Do-yoon Kim
    • Yang Yi-sam
    Kang-gook Son
    Kang-gook Son
    • Oh Sung-bok
    Seong-yeon Park
    Seong-yeon Park
    • Kwon Myung-joo
    Chang-gyu Kil
    Chang-gyu Kil
    • Park Choon-bae
    Jeon Bae-soo
    Jeon Bae-soo
    • Deok-gi
    Mi-nam Jeong
    Mi-nam Jeong
    • Heung-gook
    Gwi-hwa Choi
    Gwi-hwa Choi
    • Byeong-gyoo
    Baek Seung-chul
    Baek Seung-chul
    • Friend
    Hyeok-Joon Kwon
    • Friend
    Chae-ik Park
    Chae-ik Park
    • Friend
    Ki-chun Kim
    • Dispatch Captain
    • (as Gi-Cheon Kim)
      • Na Hong-jin
      • Na Hong-jin(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      For his ceremony scene, actor Hwang Jung-min filmed for 15 minutes without break. It was one long-take scene.
    • Quotes

      Il-Gwang: Even among other demons, he's a master of evil.

      Jong-Goo: If that's true, why did it have to be...

      Il-Gwang: ...your daughter? What sin did that young girl ever commit?

      Jong-Goo: Yes.

      Il-Gwang: If you go fishing, do you know what you'll catch?

      Jong-Goo: No.

      Il-Gwang: He's just fishing. Not even he knows what he'll catch. He just threw out the bait, and your daughter took it.

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    User reviews335

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    One hell of a ride
    About 40 minutes into the movie, I stopped to look at how much time was left and was actually RELIEVED to see that there was still so much left. That's how engaging and interesting the story was for me.

    Before watching the movie I read one review on here that said it was a "smorgasbord" of genres (it was a positive review), but it doesn't really feel like it. I mean, yes, I can see it, but the storytelling is so fluid and well written that the multiple genre aspects didn't feel out of place at all. It works. It works so well that I almost feel like it's redundant to point out that there are "so many genres."

    I found the second half of this movie quite similar to The Witch. Not necessarily in terms of the storyline, but the pace, the severity, the terror. Both movies are quite psychological. But The Wailing delivers somewhat of a more complex storyline.

    Cinematography was breathtaking. Jun Kunimura was ridiculous (in a good way). All the actors were on point. I'm not going to point out or mention "Asian horror" here (although, technically I just did I guess, lol). I just don't think that it's necessary to pigeonhole this movie into anything other than what it is; a great horror.
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      • June 3, 2016 (United States)
      • South Korea
      • United States
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      • Fox International Production
      • Ivanhoe Pictures
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    • 2 hours 36 minutes
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