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The Handmaiden
“You're the one being tricked.”
8.2 / 10• 2016• 2h 25m•R• Korean
ThrillerDramaRomance
Storyline
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
Cast & Crew
Kim Min-hee
Lady Hideko
Lead
Kim Tae-ri
Sook-hee
Ha Jung-woo
Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-woong
Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook
Ms. Sasaki
Moon So-ri
Hideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeo
Bok-soon
Kwak Eun-jin
Kkeut-dan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Park Chan-wook's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Handmaiden is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
