The Handmaiden
Release Date: 2016-06-01
Rating : 8.203/10
Duration : 145 minutes
Genres : Thriller, Drama, Romance
Director : Park Chan-wook
Writer : Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
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.
Cast
Kim Min-hee
Kim Tae-ri
Ha Jung-woo
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Hae-sook
Moon So-ri