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.
Gok-seong, Gokseong, Goksung, החלילן, הקינה, En presencia del diablo, En Présence du Diable, El lamento, Kvílení, Gok-sung, 哭声／コクソン, 哭声／コクソン：2016, 哭声, Goksung - La presenza del diavolo, El Extraño, The Strangers, The Wailing: Die Besessenen, Lament, Kara Büyü, O Lamento, Kokszongi sirató, Риданието, Виття, Јецаји, 哭聲, ദി വെയിലിംഗ്, Вопль, היללה, ฆาตกรรมอำปีศาจ, Verksmas, Tiếng Than, المَبكى, Jecaji
France Cannes Film Festival 
Germany Munich International Film Festival 
Spain Sitges Film Festival 
UK BFI London Film Festival 
Netherlands Amsterdamned Spain Madrid (Subtitled Version) Spain Barcelona (Subtitled Version) Spain Molins Film Festival UK Abertoir Horror Festival 
Japan Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 
USANR Spain16 Spain 
CanadaR 
South Korea15 USANR France12 Netherlands16 
Ireland15 UK15 
Brazil16 JapanG Germany16 
Poland16 Spain France France12 Spain France12 Netherlands16 Brazil Canada France Germany Ireland Japan Netherlands Poland South Korea Spain UK USA 
catch my dumb ass staying up late readin articles because i decided to watch this terrifying movie that i don't even fully understand at 10pm on a friday night
One of the absolutely craziest of all South Korean films. And if you know Korean cinema, you know that's saying something. Also features what's probably one of the best child performances I've ever seen.
The Wailing left me speechless in the very best kind of way. I gave up early in the movie trying to figure out exactly what was happening. I decided to enjoy the ride, and try to interpret the key plot elements on rewatches. If you think you can 100% understand this movie on one watch, you're a whole lot smarter than me.
The Chaser, The Yellow Sea and now The Wailing. Director, Hong-jin Na is now a 3 time winner at the game of making marvelous movies. The cinematography is spectacular. The script is one insane rollercoaster of emotions. The gore. The drama. The intensity. The feeling of dread. This is a real horror movie. Nothing cheap. Nothing gimmicky. Simply,…
Would be fucked up if this happened
A film for dog lovers.
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how can you trust a man who wears a nike jacket with adidas track pants?
My tiny lil brain cells watching the ending of this movie was like :
Wait a goddamn second, wait a fucking second.. Hold on.. Don't fade to black. Don't you dare.. STOP!! NOOO!!! [fades to black] YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS. WHAT THE ACTUAL HAPPENED??! I DON'T UNDERSTAND. . . AAAAAAKHHHHHHHHH
*gets possessed*
Na's films tend to be busy, pretty, aggressive, and way too damn long, and this is no exception. There are about four different kinds of horror movie in here (setting aside the goofy mordant comedy that finds its way into every Korean film), and that endless jumble of setups and tones is mostly numbing. Some folks find it terrifying when absolutely anything can and does happen, but to me it's just arbitrary, one disconnected shock after another.
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Hate to be a contrarian but this film just didn't blow me away like everyone. It was interesting to watch and I was always keen on knowing more about what happens but by the time it ended I was just left feeling nothing.
The film is long, sure, the problem arises when it just mashes up way too many things at once. Murder mystery, demonic possessions, exorcisms, zombies... all of these were just too much for me. The horror atmosphere is indeed creepy, the film's tone is pretty bleak, and there are plenty of horrifying moments. But its the story that I was very disappointed about. I don't see myself watching it ever again as this felt like a one time thing.
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If her hobbies include:
- Being in nature
- Cryptic warnings
- Protective spells
- Crying
- Throwing rocks at cops when she’s in a ✨ silly lil’ mood ✨
You should probably listen to every word she says.
Roosters and ravens as pawns in this supernatural game of chess. Na Hong-Jin's response to Robert Egger's VVitch is a bloodier and edgier story drenched in unalduterated paranoia. The only wailing you'll hear are from the audience subjected to two hours of emotional torment. It's been a while and I forgot how devastating these South Korean thrillers can get, The Wailing has been a brutal reminder.
Gripping and weirdly enchanting despite being absolutely terrifying. Will be thinking about this for-- well, forever I guess.
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As parents, as friends, as partners, employees, we do the best that we can to help the ones we love in this life, to protect them against that which might hurt them, to help heal them when they are sick, to comfort them when they are in pain, to spend time with them to make them feel less alone, to let them know they are cared for, and that this care will extend throughout our time with them and beyond. That is what we hope, anyway. This world is vast beyond our understanding. Causality, and how it relates to our actions inside and outside of temporality, functions in ways we can only begin to dimly grasp. There is a limit…
