Completed - KOREAN, JAPANESE - Erotic, Thriller - 145 minutes
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)
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 proceedsaccording to plan until Sookee starts to truly understand Hideko.
Country(ies) : KOREA (South), JAPAN
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Festival de Cannes 2016 CompetitionToronto - TIFF 2016 Special PresentationsBusan - BIFF/APM 2016 Korean Cinema Today - Panorama