The Handmaiden
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The Handmaiden (2016)

18
17/02/2017 (GB)
Thriller, Drama, Romance
2h 25m

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 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.

  • Park Chan-wookDirector, Writer
  • Chung Seo-kyungWriter
  • Original Title

    아가씨

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Korean

  • Budget

    $8,575,000

  • Revenue

    $38,600,000

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

Top Billed Cast

Kim Min-hee

Kim Min-hee

Lady Hideko

Kim Tae-ri

Kim Tae-ri

Sook-hee

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Count Fujiwara

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Uncle Kouzuki

Kim Hae-sook

Kim Hae-sook

Ms. Sasaki

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Hideko's Aunt

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Bok-soon

Kwak Eun-jin

Kwak Eun-jin

Kkeut-dan

Lee Dong-hwi

Lee Dong-hwi

Goo-gai

Jo Eun-hyung

Jo Eun-hyung

Young Hideko

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