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The Handmaiden (2016)

Original title: 아가씨
“You're the one being tricked.”
★ 8.24,517 votes ⏱ 2 h 25 min Rating R

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.

The Handmaiden is a 2016 movie. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Directed by Park Chan-wook. Main cast: 김민희, 김태리, 하정우, 조진웅, 김해숙. Runtime: 145 minutes. Its average rating is 8.2 out of 10, from 4,517 votes.

Release dateJune 1, 2016
Runtime2 h 25 min
Budget$8,575,000
Box office$38,600,000
DirectorPark Chan-wook
Screenplay정서경, Park Chan-wook, Sarah Waters
Original languageKO

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1930sBased on novel or bookCommandingCon manCon womanErotic thrillerEroticismGirls' love (gl)HandmadeJapanese occupation of koreaJealousyLady's maid

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