The Wailing
“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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Cast
34 people
Kwak Do-won
Jong-goo
Known for
Steel Rain
The Yellow Sea
Hwang Jung-min
Il-gwang
Known for
Hope
Narco-Saints
Chun Woo-hee
Moo-myeong
Known for
The 8 Show
Unlocked
Jun Kunimura
The Stranger
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Kim Hwan-hee
Hyo-jin
Known for
When the Weather Is Fine
Heo Jin
Mother-in-Law
Known for
The Mimic
Return to Seoul
Jang So-yeon
Jong-goo's Wife
Known for
Crash Landing on You
Touch Your Heart
Kim Do-yoon
Yang Yi-sam
Known for
Hellbound
Peninsula
Cho Han-chul
Detective
Known for
Vincenzo
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Son Kang-gook
Oh Sung-bok
Known for
The Glory
The Uncanny Counter
Park Seong-yeon
Kwon Myung-joo
Known for
Love Alarm
Queen of Tears
Bae Yong-geun
Police Officer
Known for
Rough Cut
V.I.P.
Na Hong-jin Director · Dalpalan Composer Jang Young-gyu Composer
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $11M · United States release May 20, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,951,000
Worldwide gross
$49,851,770
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Fox International Productions
Production
Ivanhoe Pictures
Production
Side Mirror
Production
20th Century Fox Korea
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
South Korea · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
곡성
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
German · Japanese · Korean · Spanish
Release dates
South Korea · May 12, 2016
Theatrical
United States · May 20, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States
June 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
June 3, 2016 · Theatrical
China
July 27, 2016 · Premiere · FIRST International Film Festival
France
May 18, 2016 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
July 6, 2016 · Theatrical
January 9, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
September 3, 2018 · Digital · VOD
May 20, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
June 26, 2016 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
March 5, 2017 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 11, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
October 29, 2016 · Premiere · Amsterdamned
January 30, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 29, 2016 · Digital
Spain
October 9, 2016 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
October 31, 2016 · Premiere · Madrid (Subtitled Version)
November 6, 2016 · Premiere · Barcelona (Subtitled Version)
November 15, 2016 · Premiere · Molins Film Festival
November 18, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Subtitled Version
November 23, 2016 · Digital
November 23, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
March 17, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Zaragoza (Subtitled Version - Event)
United Kingdom
October 12, 2016 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 20, 2016 · Premiere · Abertoir Horror Festival
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
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