The Handmaiden

Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship...

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 steal her fortune.

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 2016-06-01
  • Runtime: 145 min
  • Country: South Korea
  • Language: Japanese, Korean
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 8.2
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