Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is a sensual and meticulously crafted psychological thriller set in Japanese-occupied Korea. A young con woman and a wealthy heiress become entangled in deception, desire, and betrayal in a tale of class, identity, and erotic manipulation. Mixing period drama, lesbian romance, and visual excess, it’s a masterpiece of suspense and style.

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In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.