The Handmaiden
Thriller
Drama
Romance
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
Cast
Kim Min-hee
Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-ri
Sook-hee
Ha Jung-woo
Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-woong
Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook
Ms. Sasaki
Moon So-ri
Hideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeo
Bok-soon
Kwak Eun-jin
Kkeut-dan
Where to Watch
Amazon Prime Video
Fandango At Home
Double Feature Pairings
Films that pair perfectly with The Handmaiden
Stoker
2013
Park Chan-wook double feature. Seduction, secrets, and immaculate visual style.
Black Swan
2010
Women, performance, and control. Two films about breaking free from the role someone else wrote for you.
Rebecca
2020
Women in big houses with dark secrets. The classic formula and its brilliant Korean subversion.
Parasite
2019
Korean masters of deception. Two films about plans so elaborate they become art.
