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folk-horror
The Wailing
2016 · NR · 2h 36m · Korean
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.
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Curator Score
Based on 1 curator rating
Anchored by atmosphere.
Jump scares
The Wailing has 4 jump scares. Compare counts
8.5Overall
Fear8.2
Gore6.0
Atmosphere9.5
Intensity7.0
Genres
dramahorrorthriller
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Subgenre
Tone
slow-burncharacter-drivendreadpsychological
Setting
rural
Region
koreaninternational
Content Warnings
child-endangermentreligious-themesdomestic-violenceanimal-deathbody-fluids
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Details
Box office$5.6M
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Starring
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
Production
20th Century Fox Korea, Fox International Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures, Side Mirror
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