The Wailing
Never be tempted.
HorrorMysterydaughtersmall townpoliceinvestigationexorcismpossessionmurderpriestrural areacurseshamanzombie
A deeply ambiguous folk-horror mystery that uses spiritual dread and interpretive uncertainty to explore faith, guilt, and the impossibility of knowing truth.
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.
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