The Handmaiden (2016)
You're the one being tricked.
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 2016-06-01
- Runtime:
- 145 min
- Genres:
- Thriller, Drama, Romance
- Director:
- Park Chan-wook
- Top cast:
- Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri
- Original language:
- KO
- TMDB rating:
- 8.2/10 from 4,324 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 8.2/10