The Handmaiden
2016 · Movie · 145 min. · South Korea
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.
Direction Park Chan-wook
Cast Kim 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
Soundtrack Jo Yeong-wook
Screenplay Park Chan-wook · Jeong Seo-Gyeong · Sarah Waters
Cinematography Chung Chung-hoon
Original title Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden)
7.6
14K votes (FilmAffinity)
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