The Handmaiden (2016)
June 1, 2016
Thriller, Drama, Romance
2h 25m


1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, 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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Lady Hideko Kim Min-hee
- Sook-hee Kim Tae-ri
- Count Fujiwara Ha Jung-woo
- Uncle Kouzuki Cho Jin-woong
- Ms. Sasaki Kim Hae-sook
- Hideko's Aunt Moon So-ri
- Bok-soon Lee Yong-nyeo
- Kkeut-dan Kwak Eun-jin
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Keywords
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- library
- pickpocket
- con man
- swindler
- lesbian relationship
- mansion
- lust
- lgbt
- noblewoman
- erotic thriller
- con woman
- 1930s
- lady's maid
- handmade
- seducer
- japanese occupation of korea
- lesbian
- girls love