The Wailing (2016)

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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 2,240 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Wailing

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel; watch free on Rakuten Viki; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Rakuten Viki; rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube

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