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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 85/100. Scores higher than 100% of the 3,118 2010s thriller movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
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
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic85/100
4,477 audience votes
Key crew
- Park Chan-wookDirector
- Park Chan-wookWriter
- 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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