The Handmaiden

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The Handmaiden is a critically acclaimed 2016 South Korean psychological thriller and erotic drama film directed by Park Chan-wook, adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel "Fingersmith" and renowned for its intricate plot, lush visuals, and exploration of desire and deception.

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instanceOf South Korean film
film
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress
Cannes Film Festival Vulcan Award for the Technical Artist
basedOn Fingersmith
basedOnWorkAuthor Sarah Waters
cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon
countryOfOrigin South Korea
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Park Chan-wook
distributor CJ Entertainment
editor Kim Sang-bum
genre LGBT-related film
crime film
erotic drama
period drama
psychological thriller
romantic drama
musicBy Cho Young-wuk
narrativeStructure three-part structure
notableFor explicit erotic content
intricate plot
lush visuals
twist-filled narrative
originalLanguage Japanese
Korean
producer Park Chan-wook
Sidney Kimmel
productionCompany Moho Film
Yong Film
publicationDate 2016
releaseEvent 2016 Cannes Film Festival
runtimeMinutes 144
screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung
Park Chan-wook
settingPeriod 1930s
settingTime Japanese-occupied Korea
starring Cho Jin-woong
Ha Jung-woo
Kim Min-hee
Kim Tae-ri
theme class and power
deception
desire
female agency
sexuality

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Korean film industry notableFilm The Handmaiden
Chung Chung-hoon notableWork The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook notableWork The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook directed The Handmaiden
CJ Entertainment notableWork The Handmaiden
Lee Dong-hwi notableWork The Handmaiden