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The Handmaiden Ah-ga-ssi

8.1 / 28938 votes

UK Cinema Release Date

Friday 14th April 2017
The Handmaiden poster
Contains strong sex and sex references. Suitable only for adults.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown in UK cinemas on 28th June 2022.
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Official Site:

www.handmaidenmovie.com

Directed by:

Park Chan-wook

Written by:

Sarah Waters, Seo-kyeong Jeong and Park Chan-wook

Produced by:

Wonjo Jeong, Jong-Dae Kim, Syd Lim, Park Chan-wook and Suk-chan Yoon

Starring:

Min-hee Kim, Tae-ri Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-Woong Cho, Hae-sook Kim and So-Ri Moon

Genres:

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Language:

Korean

Runtime:

2 hours 24 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle. 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 and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

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The Handmaiden Cast

Min-hee Kim

Min-hee Kim headshot

Date of Birth:

1 March 1982

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Tae-ri Kim

Tae-ri Kim headshot

Date of Birth:

24 April 1990

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

5' 5¼" (1.66 m)

Jung-woo Ha

Jung-woo Ha headshot

Date of Birth:

11 March 1978

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

5' 11¾" (1.83 m)

Jin-Woong Cho

Jin-Woong Cho headshot

Date of Birth:

3 March 1976

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

6' 1" (1.86 m)

Hae-sook Kim

Hae-sook Kim headshot

Date of Birth:

30 December 1955

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

So-Ri Moon

So-Ri Moon headshot

Date of Birth:

2 July 1974

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)

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