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Sep 2, 2017 · A handmaiden hired by a Japanese heiress in 1930s Korea is involved in a plot to defraud her, but falls in love with her instead. The film is based on a novel by Sarah Waters and directed by Park Chan-wook, who won a BAFTA Award for his work.
- (174K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Park Chan-wook
- 2017-09-02
The Handmaiden ( Korean : 아가씨; RR : Agassi; lit. '"Lady"') is a 2016 South Korean historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired by the 2002 novel Fingersmith by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under ...
Oct 21, 2016 · A Korean con man and a pickpocket scheme to swindle a Japanese heiress in this erotic thriller based on a Victorian novel. See critics' ratings, trailers, cast and crew, and watchlist options for The Handmaiden.
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- Kim Min-Hee
- Park Chan-Wook
- Moho Film
In 1930s Korea, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler, who is posing as a Japanese Count, to help him seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
Oct 21, 2016 · A love story, revenge thriller and puzzle film set in Japanese-occupied Korea in the 1930s. Based on a novel by Sarah Waters, it adapts and subverts Gothic and noir genres with style and substance.
Jul 29, 2016 · Stream films for free: https://www.magnoliaselects.com/From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing n...
- 1 min
- 6.3M
- Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
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Watch The Handmaiden | Netflix. A con man's plan to steal an heiress's heart -- and her fortune -- gets complicated when she falls for the handmaid he hired to help with his scheme. Watch trailers & learn more.