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The Wailing (2016)

Directed by Na Hong-jin · Cinematography by Hong Kyung-pyo

TV-MA156 min49 frames

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The Wailing (2016) movie still: medium — A group of men stand in a dense, overgrown wooded clearing during the day. An older man in a plaid shirt…The Wailing (2016) movie still: medium — A man stands on a ridge overlooking a traditional curved roof in the distance. The background features a…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A lush riverbank features dense foliage and a large tree overlooking a wide river. Two people sit quietly on…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A wide river winds through a landscape under a heavy, overcast gray sky. A lone person sits on large rocks at…The Wailing (2016) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room filled with religious artifacts and candles burning in small bowls. An elderly man sits on…The Wailing (2016) movie still: medium — A dark, textured stone wall environment surrounds the subject in a dimly lit space. A man wearing a…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A dark, cluttered room is covered in numerous pinned photographs and lit by candles. A central altar holds a…The Wailing (2016) movie still: establishing — A narrow rural road is bathed in the cool blue light of a night rain. A car approaches with…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A secluded rocky gorge features a tall thin waterfall cascading over dark craggy stone. A solitary man stands…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A dimly lit security station filled with wooden furniture and office documents at night. Two security guards…The Wailing (2016) movie still: establishing — A long, dimly lit hospital corridor stretches into the distance with doors on sides. Several medical…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — An elderly man sits on the wooden porch of a rustic, weathered rural home. Dense bamboo thickets surround the…The Wailing (2016) movie still: medium — A charred wooden structure stands as the remains of a fire-damaged home. A young woman stands inside the…The Wailing (2016) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit room is illuminated only by a small, low-positioned light source. A young girl stares…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A dark outdoor area at night features dense shadows and distant silhouettes of trees. A lone figure stands…The Wailing (2016) movie still: wide — A rural road at blue hour features a silver SUV with its trunk open. A man stands beside the vehicle,…
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What is The Wailing about?

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.

The Wailing is a 2016 South Korean horror film written and directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min and Chun Woo-hee. The film centers on a policeman who investigates a series of mysterious killings and illnesses in a remote Korean village in order to save his daughter. The film was both a commercial and critical success.

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What does the cinematography of The Wailing look like?

Sampled across 47 frames, the coverage of The Wailing leans on wide compositions (49% of the sample) and medium shots (23%). Cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo keeps 49% of it in naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 51% of the frames. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 62% of the frames.

What is the color palette of The Wailing?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Wailing (2016) are #2d322d, #0b0d0e, #4e574e, #13272d, #0a192c, #394b4c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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