The Handmaiden (2016)

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Released:
2016-06-01

Overview:
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 steal her fortune.

Director:
Park Chan-wook

Runtime:
2h 25min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Kim Min-hee
    as
    Lady Hideko
  • Kim Tae-ri
    as
    Sook-hee
  • Ha Jung-woo
    as
    Count Fujiwara
  • Cho Jin-woong
    as
    Uncle Kouzuki
  • Kim Hae-sook
    as
    Ms. Sasaki