The Wailing

The Wailing

classified 15 S

part of A Taste of South Korean Cinema

Film

Please note: This was screened in March 2017

Director
Hong-jin Na
Cast
Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Do-won Kwak
Details
156 mins, & Subtitled, 2016, South Korea

In this critically acclaimed and tense supernatural thriller, the arrival of a mysterious stranger in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion that quickly turns to panic as the villagers begin brutally killing each other for no apparent reason.

As the investigating police officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he consults a shaman for answers... unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous indeed.

Meticulously crafted (it was over six years in the making), this is an exhilaratingly nightmarish journey into the realm of fear and terror that has been memorably described "as if Rosemary's baby had grown up, left home, dropped acid and joined the circus". It smashed box office records in Korea, where fans started to plan return visits to catch new clues and debate what was one of the year's most talked about films endings. See it for yourself and you'll understand what we mean...!

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