Poster for the movie "The Handmaiden"
Poster for the movie "The Handmaiden"

The Handmaiden (2016)

145 min - Thriller, Drama, Romance - 1 June 2016
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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.


Director:  Park Chan-wook
Writers:  Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung

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Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance

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