The Handmaiden
아가씨
2016 · 2h 25m · Drama, Romance, Thriller · South Korea · Rated R (US)
You're the one being tricked.
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.
Directed by
Park Chan-wookBased on the novel by
Sarah Waters8.1Smart score
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