The Wailing
South Korea, 156 min, Horror, Korean and Japanese with English subtitles, NR
Sunday, Jun 4, 2017 8:30 PM
MICHIGAN PREMIERE. Set at the intersection of faith and mysticism, director HONG-JIN NA’s modern take on supernatural mystery takes the viewer on an unforgettable trip through the dizzying and twisty mountains of Korea. A stranger’s arrival in a remote town precedes the spread of a disease that causes a viciousness to spread through the infected. The police officer who is sent to investigate winds up dealing with more than he bargained for when the disease infects his daughter.
Tonally at home with the best European crime thrillers, George Romero’s zombie films, and the darkest corners of Hitchcock’s canon, The Wailing is a visceral mystery interested in exploring the familial bonds that are tested when a father is at his most desperate.