People of a rural village relate numerous murderous to the appearance of an enigmatic stranger. A cop has no choice but to crack the case, since his own daughter is now involved.
16 November 1955, Kumamoto, Japan
20 April 1987, Icheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
September 11, 1978 in South Korea
25 August 2002, South Korea
August 7, 1981 in Seoul, Korea
1 September 1970, Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
March 17, 2017
The film stands out for being a singular work that has a great visual impact with masterful frames and an interesting use of color. [Full review in Spanish]
June 23, 2016
The film justifies its epic length, meshing ancient east Asian mythology and rituals with more recognizable horror tropes in a way that feels novel and unpredictable.
June 20, 2016
The Wailing is the hard stuff. Handle with care.
November 21, 2016
A stupendously entertaining movie, crammed with delights.
June 09, 2016
Despite its epic length, The Wailing never bores as Na slathers his tale with generous supplies of atmosphere and awfulness.
January 19, 2017
The reasons to see this are Na's expert buildup of sickening dread.
December 27, 2016
Very crazy, very Korean, very long: 156 minutes of murder, diabolism, exorcism and things that go bump by day and night.
March 14, 2017
Although the result is below The Chaser and The Yellow Sea, it's still a good example of the genre cinema of that origin. [Full review in Spanish]
March 15, 2017
There's something deeply sinister going on in The Wailing and I'm reluctant to divulge too much, because this is a film that's best enjoyed without prior knowledge of what's in store.
December 20, 2016
In just three films, Na Hong-jin has emerged as one of South Korean cinema's best kept secrets.
June 30, 2016
Brace yourself for mythic weirdness.
June 09, 2016
It's an unforgiving film, one whose story you may question when it's over. But you won't forget it.

