The Handmaiden
Moho Film (2016)
Drama, Foreign, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance, Thriller
In Collection
#821
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Seen ItNo
043396492783
IMDB   8.1
144 mins South Korea / Korean
DVD  Region 1
Kim Min-Hie Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-Ri Sook-Hee
Ha Jung-Woo Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-Woong Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook Butler
Moon So-ri Aunt of Noble Lady
Lee Dong-Hwi
Director
Chan-wook Park
Producer Chan-wook Park
Syd Lim
Music Yeong-wook Jo


1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, Sook-hee is hired as a handmaiden to Japanese heiress Hideko, who lives a secluded life on an estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She and a swindler, who poses as a Japanese Count, are scheming to get the Lady engaged, rob her fortune and lock her up in a madhouse. All proceeds according to plan until Sook-hee starts to truly understand Hideko.
Edition Details
HDR N/A
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Streaming, VoD Amazon Prime
Lists ‡ Rotten Tomatoes: 200 Best LGBT Movies of All Time (2019)
QueerGuru Rating 9
Viewing Priority 3 High
Rotten Rank 10