The Handmaiden

(2016)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 4,480 votes

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance

Year: 2016

Runtime: 144 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: Пак Чхан Ук

Cast: 김민희, Ким Тхэ Ри, Ха Чон У, 조진웅, Ким Хэ-сук, 문소리, Ли Ён Нё, 곽은진, 이동휘, 조은형

Plot

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.

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) 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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.