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The Wailing | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gokseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Koksŏng |
Directed by | Na Hong-jin |
Written by | Na Hong-jin[1] |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo[1] |
Edited by | Kim Sun-min[1] |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan[1] |
Production companies | Side Mirror Fox International Productions |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea[1] |
Languages | Korean Japanese |
Budget | US$8 million |
Box office | US$51.3 million[2] |
The Wailing (Korean: 곡성; Hanja: 哭聲; RR: Gokseong) is a 2016 South Korean horror film written and directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min and Chun Woo-hee. The film centers on a policeman who investigates a series of mysterious killings and illnesses in a remote Korean village in order to save his daughter. The film was both a commercial and critical success.[3][4][5]