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PARK Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is continuing to amass huge critical acclaim in North America in the end of year evaluation and awards season. Per aggregator website Metacritic, the twisted thriller is currently the tenth most heavily mentioned film among the year’s year-end top 10 lists from critics.

12 major critics have ranked the film among the year’s best so far, while The Guardian in the UK placed it at ninth in their top 50 ranking. The film was selected by Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter in eighth place, Manohla Dargis of the New York Times in eighth place, David Edelstein of Vulture in eighth place and Entertainment Weekly’s staff in sixth place. Other publications that have ranked it include Arizona Republic, The Daily Beast, LA Weekly, Maclean’s, MTV, ScreenCrush, Vogue and The Wrap.

Following its bow in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, The Handmaiden became a hit in Korea, where it garnered 4.29 million viewers (USD 29.84 million) and has won several prizes from domestic industry awards and international film festivals. In the US, where it is being distributed by Amazon Studios, the film is proving a hit with critics groups, having won several awards for Best Foreign Film in cities stretching from Los Angeles to Boston.

The Handmaiden stars KIM Tae-ri, KIM Min-hee and HA Jung-woo in a tale based of Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith.