The Wailing
A diligent village police officer must unravel a wave of baffling deaths and a spreading plague after a enigmatic stranger arrives, racing against time to save his own daughter from the unseen horror.
“Never be tempted.”
Synopsis
A stranger arrives in a small village, and shortly afterward, a mysterious illness begins to spread. A local policeman becomes involved in the incident and is compelled to uncover the truth in order to save his daughter.
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Sun Min KimShot by Hong Kyung PyoScored by DalpalanDesigned by Hu Gyeong Lee
Box Office
2016 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$49.9M
US & Canada: $787K — 2% of worldwide · International: $49.1M (98%)
Opening weekend: $78K — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 2 theaters
Also known as
- The Wailingde
- The Wailing – Die Besessenende
- The Strangersen
- The Wailingen
- Gokseonges
- Gokseongfr
- Gokseongit
- 곡성ko
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
21Park Seong Yeon
as Kwon Myung-joo
Bae Yong Geun
as Police Officer
Kim Ki Cheon
as Police Box Chief
Yoo Soon Woong
as Police Station Chief
Lee Yong Nyeo
as Jak-boo's Mother
Hwang Seok Jeong
as Merchant
Moon Chang Gil
as Doctor
Lee Jung Eun
as Deok-gi's Wife
Jeon Bae Soo
as Deok-gi
Song Min Seok
as Paramedic
Jo Yeon Hee
as Bar Woman
Lee Sun Hee
as Byeong-gyoo's Wife
Kim Chun Gi
as Oriental Doctor
Kim Ah Ra
as Dermatology Nurse
Ahn Soo Yeon
as Dermatology Nurse
Choi Kyo Sik
as Police
Kil Chang Gyu
as Park Choon-bae
Lee Seung Mo
as Bus Stop Grandfather
Lee In Chul
as Father
Seon Ho Sam
as Delivery Man on Motorcycle
Jung Mi Nam
as Heung-guk
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1Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
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