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The Handmaiden 2016

The Handmaiden 2016

Movie · 2h 25m

17+ Ages 15-17
Editor
Excellent
R

Director: Park Chan-wook

Cast: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kwak Eun-jin, Lee Dong-hwi, Jo Eun-hyung, Rina Takagi, Han Ha-na, Lee Kyu-jung, Kim See-eun, Ha Si-yeon

What's the Story?

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, 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 steal her fortune.


Content Ratings

What's in the title & why it matters

Language Heavy
4/5
Drinking, Drugs & Smoking Moderate
3/5
Violence & Scariness Heavy
4/5
Sex, Romance & Nudity Heavy
4/5
Diverse Representations Mild
2/5
Flow & Focus Mild
2/5
Positive Role Models Mild
1/5
Products & Purchases Mild
1/5

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