The Handmaiden (2016)

  • R
  • 09/22/2016 (US)
  • 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-wook

Writer, Director

Chung Seo-kyung

Writer

Sarah Waters

Novel

Cast

Kim Min-hee's headshot

Kim Min-hee

Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-ri's headshot

Kim Tae-ri

Sook-hee
Ha Jung-woo's headshot

Ha Jung-woo

Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-woong's headshot

Cho Jin-woong

Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook's headshot

Kim Hae-sook

Ms. Sasaki
Moon So-ri's headshot

Moon So-ri

Hideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeo's headshot

Lee Yong-nyeo

Bok-soon
Kwak Eun-jin's headshot

Kwak Eun-jin

Kkeut-dan

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