The Wailing (Scottish Premiere)
Part of Dundead Film Festival 2025 - see the full programme and book a Festival Pass.
This film contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
The Wailing is an impressive, creepy debut film from Spanish director Pedro Martín-Calero, who co-writes with Isabel Peña (writer of 2022’s DCA cinema-team-favourite The Beasts).
Ester Expósito (best known for Netflix’s Elite) plays Andrea, a young woman who is investigating the truth about her birth mother. As she juggles her studies with a long-distance relationship, she becomes haunted by visions of a spectre which seems to be following her. There are multiple influences; the film draws on Japanese films in its use of screen images as a source for horror, while there are some classically-designed ghost-story moments throughout. Olivier Arson’s haunting score and the overall sound design are expertly deployed to build suspense and there is a pervasive atmosphere of dread.
It is a film whose narrative turns are best enjoyed with as little knowledge as possible, but it is an engrossing, disturbing film, with great performances from an ensemble cast.
A strong feminist angle gives the film a powerful currency (suffice to say, the menace here is as much patriarchy as it is death), and the three young leads are compelling in different ways...Screen International
Dundead Festival Passes 2025
Depending on how brave you're feeling, you can immerse yourself in the festival with a Full or Half Pass. These include Dundead merch featuring this years artwork by Dundee-based illustrator Katriona Gillon.
There are special pass prices for DCA Members and 18-25 Members too and they get priority booking from Tue 24 March at 10:00. General sale will begin from 10:00 on Fri 28 March. Make sure you are logged in to access priority booking.
Full Pass: £102 (DCA Members: £96 / 18-25 Members: £75)
- See all 12 screenings, plus get a festival t-shirt and print
Half Pass: £54 (DCA Members: £51 / 18-25 Members: £37.50)
- Tickets for six films of your choice from the programme and a festival t-shirt
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