

The Handmaiden
2016 · Movie · 2h 25m · R
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"You're the one being tricked."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
85/100
Key crew
- Park Chan-wookWriter
- Park Chan-wookDirector
- Jo Yeong-wookOriginal Music Composer
- Chung Seo-kyungWriter
Cast
- Kim Min-heeLady Hideko
- Kim Tae-riSook-hee
- Ha Jung-wooCount Fujiwara
- Cho Jin-woongUncle Kouzuki
- Kim Hae-sookMs. Sasaki
- Moon So-riHideko's Aunt
- Lee Yong-nyeoBok-soon
- Kwak Eun-jinKkeut-dan
- Lee Dong-hwiGoo-gai
- Jo Eun-hyungYoung Hideko
- Rina TakagiHideko's Mother
- Han Ha-naJunko
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Themes
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