The Handmaiden (Agassi)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Park Chan-wook

Producer:

Syd Lim

Writer:

Sarah Waters, Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook

Release Date:

Sep 2, 2017

Runtime:

2hr 24m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Kim Tae-ri
  • Lee Yong-nyeo
  • Yoo Min-chae
  • Lee Dong-hwi
  • Kim Hae-sook
  • Kim Min-hee
  • Ha Jung-woo
  • Lee Kyu-jung
  • Cho Jin-woong
  • Moon So-ri

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Aug 17, 2016

    lesbians scamming men and staying together is my favorite film genre

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    Joan
    Joan
    Mar 28, 2020

    if god hates gays then why do we keep winning

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    aaron
    aaron
    Feb 22, 2019

    can’t believe one of the most romantic scenes in this movie includes someone filling down someone else’s tooth with a thimble...

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    rudi
    rudi
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    Nov 9, 2019

    smut reading party in my local library @ 8pm tonight. pull up

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    oppie
    oppie
    Oct 2, 2016

    shout out to this movie for inventing lesbians, cinematography, and me shitting myself in a movie theater

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    Marian
    Marian
    Dec 29, 2019

    scamming men, falling in love, destroying property... i want what they have

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    kyle
    kyle
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    Nov 3, 2019

    omg those girls are totally bffs! i need to get a best friend like that

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    clem
    clem
    Aug 13, 2019

    carol (2015): who are you? the handmaiden (2016): i'm you but stronger

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    maria
    maria
    Dec 31, 2016

    wild that most men's take on this movie is that it's "titilating" or "perverted" when the whole plot is literally about what happens when men underestimate the validity of lesbians ... boys, you played yourselves! scammed! all of you owe me $200

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    clownhead
    clownhead

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Metacritic

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Based on 40 Critics
8.4

USER SCORE (307)

Universal acclaim based on 307 Reviews
80
Oct 28, 2016

I still don’t know how a gore-meister like Park Chan-wook could have made the year’s most irresistible romance. Maybe it’s that he hates oppression — chauvinist, colonialist, Sadean — so deeply that in hoisting his old boys on their own petards, he has discovered the wellsprings of love.

Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
100
Oct 26, 2016

The Handmaiden is film at its most exhilarating by a director at the height of his powers, and it’s the kind of singular rarity that must be savored when it comes around.

Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
Consequence
70
Oct 21, 2016

The nearly three-hour runtime, though, may be one of the film's biggest hurdles. But the time seems necessary for a story that adds more layers the further we're taken down the rabbit hole.

Metacritic review by Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
New York Daily News

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017)?
The movie is 2hr 24min long.
What's The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017) about?
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.
Who's the cast of The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017)?
  • Kim Tae-ri as Sook-Hee
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Bok-soon
  • Yoo Min-chae as Ggeut-dan
  • Lee Dong-hwi as Goo-gai
  • Kim Hae-sook as Miss Sasaki
  • Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko
  • Ha Jung-woo as Count Fujiwara
  • Lee Kyu-jung as Maid #1
  • Cho Jin-woong as Uncle Kouzuki
  • Moon So-ri as Aunt of Lady Hideko
Who's the director behind The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017)?
Park Chan-wook directed The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017).
Who produced The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017)?
Syd Lim produced The Handmaiden (Agassi) (2017).
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