Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee is hired by Lady Hideko, a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara, a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year’s most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema’s most thrilling auteurs.
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Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee is hired by Lady Hideko, a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara, a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year’s most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema’s most thrilling auteurs.
Studio | Curzon Artificial Eye |
Release date | August 2017 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Movie released | 2016 |
Actors | Min Hee Kim, Jung-Woo Ha, Tae Ri Kim, Jin-woong Jo, So-ri Moon, Hae-suk Kim |
Contributors | Seo-Kyung Chung, Chan Wook Park, Syd Lim, Yeong-Wook Jo, Chung-hoon Chung |
Directors | Chan Wook Park |
Dimensions | 192 x 137 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Running time | 2 hours, 20 minutes |
Region encoding | Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players. |
Audio format | |
Video format | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
Languages | value, value |
Subtitles | value |
Age restriction | 18 SNLV |
Categories | |
LSN | XAR-8HA-NKE-2 |