One never forgets watching aPark Chan-wookfilm for the first time.

These sentiments came crashing together inThe Handmaiden, an equally mesmerizing and messy portrait of passion and regret.

He plans on obtaining her wealth and sending the emotionally insecure Hideko to a psychiatric hospital.

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Although Sook-hee is hired to swindle Hideko, she ends up falling in love with her.

Who is this man, and where is Kurt Russell?

Ha Jung-woo, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Min-hee and Cho Jin-Woong in ‘The Handmaiden’ all standing next to each other.

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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.

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The Handmaiden