The Handmaiden
2016·South Korea·145 min.
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1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle. 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.
DirectorPark Chan-wook
MusicJo Yeong-wook
CinematographyChung Chung-hoon
CastKim Min-hee·Kim Tae-ri·Ha Jung-woo·Cho Jin-woong·Moon So-ri·Kim Hae-sook·Lee Yong-nyeo·Lee Dong-hwi·Yoo Min-chae
Original titleAh-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden)