The Handmaiden (2016)
R 2h 25m 7.9/10 IMDb
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 steal her fortune.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) (referenced)
Mental Health & Emotional
Forced institutionalization
Other
Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation
Phobias & Sensory
Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia)
Sexual Content
Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations
Violence & Physical Harm
Gore / graphic violence Sexual assault / rape
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