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The Wailing(GOKSEONG)

  • Dir: Na Hong-jin

  • South Korea, 2016, Korean, 156mins, DCP

  • Cast: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Kunimura Jun

Taking fear to the edge of an abyss, Na Hong-jin delivers a supreme evocation of evil through his masterful use of suspense and gore. Erupted with a string of gruesome deaths in a secluded village, the horror epic follows a slow-witted cop, whose daughter is mysteriously afflicted. As he investigates a Japanese vagrant rumoured to possess malevolent powers, he unleashes a greater terror that threatens them all. Weaving together Christian symbolism and ancient shamanistic traditions to evoke an obscure, cryptic atmosphere, Na employs raw, visceral film language to delve into the abysmally dark cave of the Korean psyche, inherently scarred by the violent history of Japanese colonialism, civil war and partition.

Blue Dragon Awards: Best Director

Grand Bell Awards: 5 awards including Best New Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Editing

Master Class (in Korean and Cantonese). Admission by ticket only.

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    • Financially Supported by

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.