The Wailing
The Wailing
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The Wailing (2016)

TV-MA (US) | South Korea, USA | Korean, Japanese | 156 min
Directed by: Hong-jin Na
7.6

In the small village Goksung in South Korea, police officer Jong-Goo investigates bizarre murders caused by a mysterious disease. His partner relays gossip that a Japanese stranger, who lives in a secluded house in the mountains, would be an evil spirit responsible for the illness. Jong-Goo decides to visit the stranger along with his partner and a young priest who speaks Japanese. They find an altar with a goat head, pictures on the walls of the infected people that died, and an attacking guard dog that prevents their departure until the stranger arrives. Jong-Goo finds one shoe of his beloved daughter, Hyo-jin, in the house of the stranger, and soon she becomes sick. His mother-in-law summons the shaman Il-gwang to save her granddaughter while a mysterious woman tells Jong-Goo that the stranger is responsible. Who might be the demon that is bringing sickness to Goksung?

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Release Date

Indonesia
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2016-05-12
South Korea
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2016-05-12
France
(Cannes Film Festival)
2016-05-18
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Gokseong
(Original title)
En presencia del diablo
Argentina
The Wailing
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Severe
Profanity
Severe
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Severe