Film recommendation · 2016
The Handmaiden
아가씨
Park Chan-wook · 2h 25m
South Korea · Korean · Japanese
Drama · Romance · Thriller
What is The Handmaiden about?
A pickpocket enters a Japanese heiress’s household as part of an elaborate con, only for desire to overturn the plan.
Why watch The Handmaiden?
Park’s clockwork deception is sensuous, funny and ferociously controlled. Each retelling returns power to a different pair of hands until the con itself becomes a route to freedom.
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