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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.
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- 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.
BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner. 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.
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
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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.