The Handmaiden

Synopsis

In 1930s Korea, a pickpocket named Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) is hired by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count (Ha Jung-woo). He wants her to help him seduce an heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. Sookee agrees, and begins to work as a handmaiden to Japanese heiress Hideko (Kim Min-hee), who lives a secluded life with her domineering uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong). The plan seems to be going well — until Sookee begins to falls for the vulnerable heiress.

Director:
Park Chan-wook
Studio:
Mongrel Media
Producer(s):
Park Chan-wook, Syd Lim
Cast:
Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri, Jeong Ha-dam, Jo Eun-hyung
Writer(s):
Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook

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