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The Handmaiden (2016)

The Handmaiden (2016)

Drama Romance Thriller

You're the one being tricked.

Release Date: 2016, June 1
Directors: Park Chan-wook
Countries: South Korea
Production: Moho Film, Yong Film, CJ Entertainment
Cast: Ahn Seong-bong, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kim Hae-sook, Kwon Hyuk, Choi Byung-mo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri, Kwak Eun-jin

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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