The Wailing poster

The Wailing( 2016)

TV-MAHorrorMystery
74%
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Never be tempted.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kwak Do-won

      Jong-goo

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      Hwang Jung-min

      Il-gwang

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      Chun Woo-hee

      Moo-myeong

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      Jun Kunimura

      The Stranger

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      Kim Hwan-hee

      Hyo-jin

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      Heo Jin

      Mother-in-Law

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      Jang So-yeon

      Jong-goo's Wife

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      Kim Do-yoon

      Yang Yi-sam

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      Jo Han-chul

      Detective

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      Son Kang-gook

      Oh Sung-bok

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      Park Seong-yeon

      Kwon Myung-joo

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      Bae Yong-geun

      Police Officer

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      Kim Ki-cheon

      Police Box Chief

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      Yoo Soon-woong

      Police Station Chief

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      Lee Yong-nyeo

      Jak-boo's Mother

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      Hwang Seok-jeong

      Merchant

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      Moon Chang-gil

      Doctor

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      Lee Jung-eun

      Deok-gi's Wife

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      Jeon Bae-soo

      Deok-gi

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      Song Min-seok

      Paramedic

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      Jo Yeon-hee

      Bar Woman

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      Lee Sun-hee

      Byeong-gyoo's Wife

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      Kim Chun-gi

      Oriental Doctor

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      Kim Ah-ra

      Dermatology Nurse

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    A review by Reno

    8
    Written by Reno on Wed Dec 14 2016
    **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 like Korean films. But I'm sure that everyone would enjoy it equally. Very typical Korean film yet an engaging theme and thrilling, particularly towards the final quarter. The ope...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10951000.00

    Revenue

    49851770.00

    Keywords

    • daughter
    • small town
    • police
    • investigation
    • exorcism
    • possession
    • murder
    • priest
    • rural area
    • curse
    • shaman
    • zombie
    • demon
    • shrine
    • occult
    • macabre
    • ghost
    • gluttony
    • shamanism
    • folk horror
    • acupuncture
    • divination
    • frightened