The Wailing

The Wailing

Never be tempted.

2016•2h 36m•7.4/10

HorrorMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Fox International Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures, Side Mirror, 20th Century Fox Korea

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Jong-goo

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Il-gwang

Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee

Moo-myeong

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

The Stranger

Kim Hwan-hee

Kim Hwan-hee

Hyo-jin

Heo Jin

Heo Jin

Mother-in-Law

Jang So-yeon

Jang So-yeon

Jong-goo's Wife

Kim Do-yoon

Kim Do-yoon

Yang Yi-sam

Cho Han-cheul

Cho Han-cheul

Detective

Son Kang-gook

Son Kang-gook

Oh Sung-bok

Park Seong-yeon

Park Seong-yeon

Kwon Myung-joo

Bae Yong-geun

Bae Yong-geun

Police Officer

Kim Ki-cheon

Kim Ki-cheon

Police Box Chief

Yoo Soon-woong

Yoo Soon-woong

Police Station Chief

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Jak-boo's Mother

Hwang Seok-jeong

Hwang Seok-jeong

Merchant

Moon Chang-gil

Moon Chang-gil

Doctor

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Deok-gi's Wife

Jeon Bae-soo

Jeon Bae-soo

Deok-gi

Song Min-seok

Paramedic

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