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The Handmaiden

2016, Movie, 2h 25min

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, 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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

Country: South Korea

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Reviews

Priscilla Silva

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I loved it I really like it

2 years ago

Critic Matt Zoller Seitz

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...all of its disparate pieces are assembled with such care, and the characters written and acted with such psychological acuity, that you rarely feel as if the writer-director is rubbing the audience’s nose...

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Benjamin Lee

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...this film is simmering with genuine sexual tension. There’s explicit sex but more importantly, there’s longing, affection and intimac...

Read full review at The Guardian

Kasper Løvborg

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The first part of the film is incredible in its own right, and the second makes it even better in a narratively elegant way. The third and final part should have either been cut or expanded, though. But every frame of the film is as beautiful as w...

1 year ago

Critic Andrew Lowry

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...a dazzlingly complex psycho-sexual thriller where names and identities shift as often as outward allegiances.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Abbey Bender

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Park Chan-wook’s sumptuous erotic thriller is among his boldest works to date.

Read full review at Little White Lies

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In 1930s Korea, a young woman named Sookee is hired as a handmaiden to a wealthy Japanese heiress, Hideko. However, Sookee has a secret: she's actually a pickpocket working with a con man who poses as a Japanese count. They plan to seduce Hideko and steal her fortune, but things don't go as planned when Sookee develops feelings for Hideko. As their relationship deepens, the power dynamics between the two women shift, leading to unexpected consequences. This erotic thriller explores themes of deception, desire, and oppression in occupied Korea.

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The Handmaiden was released in theaters on July 7, 2016.