# The Wailing - Die Besessenen (2016)

**Genres:** Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime

**Duration:** 156 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [7.4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5215952/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.0](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wailing/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 99%, Popcornmeter: 81%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wailing)

## Description

Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter...

## Details

**Premiere:** 02 Oct 2026 (in 11 days)

**Director:** Na Hong-jin

**Cast:** Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Jun Kunimura, Chun Woo-hee, Kim Hwan-hee, Heo Jin, Jang So-yeon, Kim Do-yoon, Son Kang-kuk, Park Sung-yeon, Chang-gyu Kil, Jeon Bae-soo

**Countries:** South Korea

**Languages:** Korean, Japanese

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWAgbXSJ4Y)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-02 (Friday)

- **[OFF Broadway](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/279-off-broadway.md) (Neustadt-Süd):** [2026-10-02 21:20](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/off-broadway-kino-koeln/vorstellung/95081000023MHWBOTF)  (OmU)