R2h 25m2016

The Handmaiden

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“You're the one being tricked.”

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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.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Park Chan-wook, Sarah Waters, Chung Seo-kyung
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Release date: 1 June 2016
Budget: $8,575,000
Box office: $38,600,000