The Handmaiden
In 1930s Korea under Japanese rule, a pickpocket is hired as maid to a secluded heiress as part of a con.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2016
- Director
- Park Chan-wook, Sarah Waters
- Length
- 145 min · One sitting
- Original title
- 아가씨
- Critics' average
- 91/100 across 4 published scores
Genres
Erotic thriller · Period romance · Thriller · Romance · Crime · Psychological thriller
What it feels like
LGBTQ+ lives · Love & connection · Gender & sexuality · Power, empire & religion · Romantic · Tense