2016 · 156 min · NR

The Wailing

Name: The Wailing
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2016
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee

Directed by Na Hong-jin · Horror, Mystery

The Wailing (2016) is a Horror film, directed by Na Hong-jin set in South Korea during the 2010s. It runs 156 minutes and is rated NR.

A psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of family & loyalty and faith / religion run throughout.

Composer

Jang Young-gyuDalpalan

Cinematography

Hong Kyung-pyo

Cast

Kwak Do-wonHwang Jung-minChun Woo-heeJun KunimuraKim Hwan-heeHeo JinJang So-yeonKim Do-yoon

The world of this film

Setting

Where

South Korea

Setting

Rural Mountain

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Family & Loyalty Faith / Religion

Tone

BleakTenseSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

2010
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2003
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2013
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The Wailing

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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