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MOVIE · 2016

The Handmaiden

Korean original · 145 min

★ 8.2 TMDB · 4,485 votes

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.

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Movie & series details

Original title
아가씨
Release date
2016-06-01
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Romance
Production countries
South Korea

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