The Wailing
The Wailing is a 2016 South Korean horror film directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee. The film centers on a policeman who investigates a series of mysterious killings and illnesses in a remote Korean village called Gokseong in order to save his daughter. The film was both a commercial and critical success.
Plot
After a Japanese man arrives at Gokseong, a small village in the mountains of South Korea, a mysterious infection breaks out and causes the villagers to become deranged and violently kill their families.
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author | Na Hong-jin |
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contentLocation | South Korea |
director | Na Hong-jin |
editor | Kim Sun-min |
genre | horror mystery thriller |
keywords | attack belong cane corso christian cross crime scene cross curse dead family death-hex demon derange devil disturb dog attack eat exorcism fade guard dog hang happen hide infect japanese man kill korean korean language learn mu murder pick up police station possess reanimated corpse scar search shaman small village spirit possession venison wound young woman |
musicBy | Dalpalan |
producer | Kim Ho-sung Suh Dong-hyun |
productionCompany | Fox International Productions |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | ghost korean horror mystery thriller psychological horror psychological thriller south korean zombie |