The Handmaiden
movieThrillerDramaRomance
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.
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Thriller
Drama
Romance
Primarily a thriller title with drama and romance undertones.
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Adult audience
Suspense / thrillerDramaEvent viewingModerate intensityStandalone film
This title is positioned as a suspense / thriller and drama experience for a adult audience aimed at event viewing.
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