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THE HANDMAIDEN (A-GA-SSI)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, SINGAPORE
 
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Completed - KOREAN, JAPANESE - Erotic, Thriller - 145 minutes

Log Line

A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. Inspired by the British novel ‘FINGERSMITH’ by Sarah Waters.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Chan-Wook PARK
Writer(s) : Chan-Wook PARK, Seo-Kyung CHUNG
Cast : Jung-Woo HA, Min-Hee KIM, Tae-Ri KIM, Jin-Woong CHO, So-Ri MOON, Hae-Sook KIM

Producer(s) : Chan-wook PARK (Moho Film), Syd LIM (Yong Film)

Synopsis

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on an estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She and a swindler who poses as a Japanese Count are scheming to get the Lady engaged, rob her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. All proceeds
according to plan until Sookee starts to truly understand Hideko.

Production

Country(ies) : KOREA (South), JAPAN

CZECH REPU AEROFILMS, S.R.
DENMARK ANGEL FILMS A/S
ESTONIA Aug 16, 2016 MUST KASI / KIN
FINLAND CINEMANSE OY
FINLAND May 19, 2017 CINEMANSE OY
FRANCE THE JOKERS FILM
GERMANY KOCH FILMS GMBH
HONG KONG EDKO FILMS LTD
HUNGARY MOZINET LTD.
JAPAN PHANTOM FILM CO
LITHUANIA KINO PAVASARIS
NETHERLAND Feb 02, 2017 CINÉART NETHERL
NETHERLAND Feb 02, 2017 CINÉART NETHERL
NORWAY ARTHAUS
NORWAY Apr 07, 2017 BERGEN INTERNAT
POLAND GUTEK FILM LTD
PORTUGAL ALAMBIQUE
RUSSIA Aug 25, 2016 CINEMA PRESTIGE
SINGAPORE SHAW ORGANISATI
SPAIN Dec 02, 2016 LA AVENTURA AUD
SWEDEN NONSTOP ENTERTA
SWITZERLAN May 04, 2017 SPOT ON DISTRIB
TAIWAN CATCHPLAY, INC.
THAILAND M PICTURES CO.,
TURKEY KURMACA FILM
UKRAINE ARTHOUSE TRAFFI
UNITED KIN CURZON CM FUND
UNITED KIN CURZON CINEMAS
UNITED KIN CURZON ARTIFICI
UNITED KIN SECRET CINEMA
USA AMAZON STUDIOS


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2016 Competition
Toronto - TIFF 2016 Special Presentations
Busan - BIFF/APM 2016 Korean Cinema Today - Panorama


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