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.
Plot Keywords: small town, exorcism, investigation, daughter, police, possession, murder, priest, curse, rural area, shaman, zombie, demon, shrine, ghost, gluttony, acupuncture, divination
Original Title | 곡성 |
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Director | Na Hong-jin |
Writer | Na Hong-jin |
Production Companies | Fox International Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures, 20th Century Fox Korea, Side Mirror |
Production Country | South Korea |
Spoken Language | 日本語, 한국어/조선말, Deutsch, Español |
Top Billed Cast of The Wailing

Kwak Do-won
Jong-Goo
Hwang Jung-min
Il-Gwang
Chun Woo-hee
Moo Myeong
Jun Kunimura
The Stranger
Kim Hwan-hee
Hyo-jin
Heo Jin
Mother-in-law
Jang So-yeon
Jong-Goo's wife
Jo Han-chul
Detective 1 (uncredited)
Son Kang-gook
Oh Sung-bok (uncredited)
Park Sung-yeon
Kwon Myung-joo (uncredited)
Kim Do-yoon
Yang Yi-sam (uncredited)Alternate Titles
O Lamento
Gok-seong
Gokseong
Goksung
The Strangers
El extraño
Риданието
The wailing
Goksung - La presenza del diavolo
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