The Handmaiden (2016)

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You're the one being tricked.

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.

Released: 2016-06-01
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 2h 25m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 8.2/10 from 4,585 votes

Directed by Park Chan-wook.

Top cast

Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee
Ha Jung-woo as Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-woong as Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook as Ms. Sasaki
Moon So-ri as Hideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeo as Bok-soon
Kwak Eun-jin as Kkeut-dan
Lee Dong-hwi as Goo-gai
Jo Eun-hyung as Young Hideko

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Handmaiden

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video; rent on Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on MUBI, BFI Player, Curzon Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
Australia: stream on MUBI; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fetch TV

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