Last updated on December 11th, 2025 at 04:41 am
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Andrea, a university student in present-day Madrid, lives a seemingly normal life, until one day when her boyfriend is killed in a shocking act of violence. She soon begins to notice a mysterious entity that follows her no matter where she turns. Twenty years prior, Marie, a woman in Buenos Aires, suffered the same fate. Camila, a documentarian, learns of the threat these women faced, but no one will believe her. Across time and space, these three unconnected women are bound together by an inescapable terror.
Film Movement distributes in the US. Film Movement’s Michael Rosenberg said the following of the acquisition: “For his first feature-length film, Pedro really turns the horror genre on its head, creating something that is wholly original, deeply thought-provoking and rich with atmosphere. Between the superb turns from the trio of female leads and surprising narrative twists and turns, North American audiences are sure to leave the theater thinking about ‘The Wailing’ for a long time.”
Also known as El llanto.
Filmed in Spain and Argentina.
It’s said that the movie has a “non-linear narrative.”
The feature film directorial debut of Pedro Martín-Calero.
No relation to the 2016 South Korean movie with the same name.
This is a Spanish horror movie.
Universal Pictures International released El llanto in Cinemas in Spain on October 25, 2024.
Film Movement released The Wailing on VOD and Digital Platforms on December 5, 2025.
Director: Pedro Martín-Calero
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