Hong-jin Na may not be a name familiar on American shores, but action fans should really take note. The South Korean filmmaker has earned praise and Cannes Film Festival cred for his previous thrillers “The Chaser” and “The Yellow Sea,” and this year he’s heading to back to the Croisette with another slice of genre fare with “The Wailing.” However, unlike the director’s previous movies where we’ve had to wait a while for them to surface stateside, Hong-jin Na’s latest will be arriving very soon on American shores following its debut in the south of France.
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Starring Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, and Kwak Do-won, the film tells the story of a rural village that suddenly has to deal with a string of murders, and all eyes fall on an outsider as the suspect in the crimes. Here’s the official synopsis:
In THE WAILING (GOKSUNG), the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Chun Woo-hee) in an otherwise quiet village coincides with a rash of vicious murders, causing panic and suspicion amongst the villagers. When the daughter of investigating officer Jong-Goo (Kwak Do-won) falls under the same savage spell, he calls for a shaman (Hwang Jung-min) to assist in finding the culprit.
Well Go USA Entertainment will release “The Wailing” on May 27th in limited release. Watch the trailer above.
