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The Handmaiden (2016)
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  • The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) 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 Sookee an...more
Genre Thriller, Drama Production Status Released
Running Time 144min Release Date Jun 01, 2016
Country South Korea Rating 19
Language Co-Production N
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  • Number of Screens : 1,171
  • Total Admissions : 4,289,008
  • Total Gross : $25,583,869
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