The Wailing (2016)

Plot

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.

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Cast

Woo-hee Chun

Jeong-min Hwang

So-yeon Jang

Jun KunimuraThe Stranger

Han-Cheol Jo

Do Won Kwak

Writers and directors

Hong-jin NaDirector

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Reno ★ 8.0/10

**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 of…14. Dec 2016

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Key-Si ★ 5.0/10

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 ha…18. Jun 2018

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Kai ★ 10.0/10

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. …21. Dec 2019

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Agustttt ★ 7.0/10

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 befuddl…20. Sep 2025

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Dr Nostromo ★ 7.0/10

66/100 A bumbling police Sergeant finds himself well out of his depth while investigating the mass murder of families by one of the family members. And now his daughter seems to be possessed. A ten…10. Feb 2026

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