From acclaimed director Park Chan-wook comes The Handmaiden, a sumptuous, twisted thriller set in 1930s Korea under Japanese occupation. A young pickpocket named Sook-hee is hired as a maid to a wealthy Japanese heiress, Lady Hideko, as part of a con to steal her fortune. But as their relationship grows unexpectedly intimate, secrets unravel and betrayals multiply in dizzying layers of deception. Gorgeously shot and brimming with erotic tension, The Handmaiden is a masterfully crafted tale of love, revenge, and liberation.
Strong sex, sex references.