The Wailing (2016)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Never be tempted.
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.
- Released: 2016-05-12
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Runtime: 2h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 2,165 votes
Directed by Na Hong-jin.
Top cast
- Kwak Do-won as Jong-goo
- Hwang Jung-min as Il-gwang
- Chun Woo-hee as Moo-myeong
- Jun Kunimura as The Stranger
- Kim Hwan-hee as Hyo-jin
- Heo Jin as Mother-in-Law
- Jang So-yeon as Jong-goo's Wife
- Kim Do-yoon as Yang Yi-sam
- Cho Han-chul as Detective
- Son Kang-gook as Oh Sung-bok
Where to watch The Wailing
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel; watch free on Rakuten Viki; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: watch free on Rakuten Viki; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
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