The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

2h 25m 2016 Thriller, Drama, Romance South Korea
Budget: $8,575,000 Revenue: $38,600,000

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

Park Chan-wook

Writer

Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung