The Handmaiden Backdrop

The Handmaiden

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 steal her fortune.

Where to Stream

  • FilmBox+

Where to Rent

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Where to Buy

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Would I like this?

Box Office

Budget: $8,575,000
Revenue: $38,600,000
ROI: +350.1%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Park Chan-wook (Director)
> Shinsuke Fujimoto (Assistant Director)
> Bae Seon-ok (Assistant Director)
> Chung Chung-hoon (Director of Photography)
> Lee Ja-hye (Assistant Director Trainee)
> Bae Il-hyuck (Lighting Director)

Writers

> Park Chan-wook (Writer)
> Chung Seo-kyung (Writer)
> Sarah Waters (Novel)