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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 .
- Park Chan-wook, Syd Lim
Sep 2, 2017 · A handmaiden schemes to defraud a Japanese heiress in 1930s Korea, but falls in love with her instead. The film is based on a novel by Sarah Waters and directed by Park Chan-wook, who also made Oldboy and Parasite.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Park Chan-wook
- 2017-09-02
A con man and a pickpocket plot to swindle a Japanese heiress in 1930s Korea, but their scheme is complicated by a lesbian romance and a dark secret. The Handmaiden is a visually stunning and psychologically complex adaptation of a Victorian novel, praised by critics and audiences for its style and substance.
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- Kim Min-Hee
- Park Chan-Wook
- Moho Film
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.
Watch The Handmaiden | Prime Video. BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner. From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama. PARK presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women - a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new ...
Jun 1, 2016 · Reviews: 55 users. During 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, 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.
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A con man and a handmaid scheme to deceive an heiress, but their plan backfires when they fall in love. Watch this BAFTA-winning film based on a novel, starring Kim Min-hee and Kim Tae-ri.