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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 drama romance thriller set in 1930s Korea, where a handmaiden and a heiress develop a forbidden relationship amid a plot to defraud the heiress. The film is directed by Park Chan-wook and stars Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Park Chan-wook
- 2017-09-02
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 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 hidden 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
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. 1,711 IMDb 8.1 2 h 25 min 2016.
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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.