The Handmaiden

2016 · 2h 25m · Thriller · Drama · Romance

TMDB 8.2/10 (4,421 votes)

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, 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. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

Directed by Park Chan-wook

Box office $39M worldwide

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