The Handmaiden
“Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship...”
8.2(4,165 votes)
June 1, 2016
2h 25m
Overview
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.
Director
Park Chan-wookWriters
Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters
Budget
$8,575,000
Revenue
$38,600,000
