When it comes to brutal, twisted thrillers, no one in the
world is currently kicking out the jams like South Korea. Next up for fans of
this particular cinematic niche is Na Hong-jin’s The Wailing
(Goksung). Set to debut at Cannes in short order, there’s
been a glut of activity surrounding the film lately, including yet another new
trailer. This one’s even subtitled in English for those of us whose Korean may
be a bit rusty. Check it out.
Na Hong-jin may not be as familiar as his countrymen Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, and Kim Jee-woon. But when it comes to grim,
bad-as-hell South Korean thrillers, he’s near the top of the heap alongside
those distinguished gentlemen. He doesn’t get name dropped like he should, but
The Chaser and The Yellow Sea are two of
the best suspenseful, gritty actioners out of that country in a while—Park,
Bong, and Kim have expanded beyond South Korea’s borders to varying degrees,
but Na is holding it down for the time being. He hasn’t made a movie in a few
years, but he’s back with The Wailing (Goksung), which looks right up my alley, and has a
fantastic new trailer (okay, it’s been out for a bit, but it’s new to me).
Take a look.
