The Handmaiden
Rating: 8.1/76150 Plot Summary:
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.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Running time: 2h 25min
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release date: 27 January 2017 (Sweden)
Cast: Min-hee Kim, Tae-ri Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-Woong Cho, Hae-sook Kim, So-Ri Moon, Si-yeon Ha, Ha-na Han, Ha-dam Jeong, Eun-hyung Jo, Eun-yeong Kim, In-woo Kim, Dong-hwi Lee, Kyu-jung Lee
