The Handmaiden
- language: Japanese Korean
- director: Chan-wook Park
- actor: Cho Jin-Woong Ha Jung-woo Kim Hae-sook Kim Min-Hie Kim Tae-Ri Moon So-ri
- writer: Chan-wook Park
Synopsis:
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, Sook-hee is hired as a handmaiden to Japanese heiress Hideko, who lives a secluded life on an estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She and a swindler, who poses as a Japanese Count, are scheming to get the Lady engaged, rob her fortune and lock her up in a madhouse. All proceeds according to plan until Sook-hee starts to truly understand Hideko.
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