The Handmaiden (2016)

Other name: 아가씨, Agasshi, Ahgassi, Agassi, Lady, Mademoiselle

Description:

1930's Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, 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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sook Hee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2016

Genre:Drama; Romance; Thriller