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The Wailing
2016
Never be tempted.
Directed by Na Hong-jin
User Rating
4.3
avg.
6812
Intensity
In 2 lists
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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Details
- Director
- Na Hong-jin
- Written by
- Na Hong-jin
- Produced by
- Lim Min-sub
- Composers
- Dalpalan, Jang Young-gyu
- Cinematographer
- Hong Kyung-pyo
- Editor
- Kim Sun-min
- Makeup FX
- Kim Ho-sik, Kwak Tae-yong
- Sound Designer
- Kim Dong-han
- Origin country
- South Korea
- Production countries
- South Korea, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Language
- ko
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 7.4/10 (2,050 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 99% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 81/100
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (97,220 votes)
Released May 12, 2016·곡성·$10,951,000 budget·$49,851,770 revenue
Awards
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best International Film(2017)
Cast
Kwak Do-won
Jong-goo
Hwang Jung-min
Il-gwang
Chun Woo-hee
Moo-myeong
Jun Kunimura
The Stranger
Kim Hwan-hee
Hyo-jin
Heo Jin
Mother-in-Law
Jang So-yeon
Jong-goo's Wife
Kim Do-yoon
Yang Yi-sam
Cho Han-cheul
Detective
Son Kang-gook
Oh Sung-bok
Park Seong-yeon
Kwon Myung-joo
Bae Yong-geun
Police Officer
Kim Ki-cheon
Police Box Chief
Yoo Soon-woong
Police Station Chief
Lee Yong-nyeo
Jak-boo's Mother
Hwang Seok-jeong
Merchant
Moon Chang-gil
Doctor
Lee Jung-eun
Deok-gi's Wife
