The Handmaiden (2016)

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.

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Trailer Official Int'l Special Trailer Trailer Official International Trailer Trailer Official US Trailer Trailer UK Trailer Trailer UK Promo Clip The Bath (Movie Clip) Clip The Kiss (Movie Clip) Clip The Library (Movie Clip) Clip The House (Movie Clip) Clip Dress Up (Movie Clip) Clip Extended Preview Featurette In the Projection Booth - Park Chan-wook, director of The Handmaiden (contains spoilers)

Cast

Kim Tae-riSook-hee

Min-hee Kim

Jung-woo Ha

Writers and directors

Chan-wook ParkDirector

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Reno ★ 8.0/10

**In the circle of romance, deceive and defraud.** Those who are into the world cinema, particularly the Korean, knows Park Chan-wook very well. But if you don't, then you must. His films are defin…10. Aug 2017

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

Talk about the best laid plans! This is a cracking, sexy, thriller set in Korea during the Japanese occupation of the 1930s. It centres around the charming, butter-wouldn't-melt "Sook-Hee" (Tae Ri Kim…5. Jan 2023

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Alunauwie ★ 9.0/10

The Handmaiden, adapted from Sarah Waters' Fingersmith, masterfully transposes the 19th-century London setting to 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, creating a rich and visually stunning historical backdr…23. Sep 2025

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