It captivated audiences at this year's and this autumn/winter Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden will be released in UK&Irish cinemas. Whilst we wait for UK trailer we get a look at the U.S trailer, a tale of lurid lesbian revenge, ghostly goings on and strapping S&M!
Acclaimed South Korean director a few years ago made his English language debut with coming of age dark thriller Stoker which blew us all away.If you thought Duke Of Burgundy was hot under the collar, this will be like Spontaneous human combustion! One with remarkable, sexual tension, drama based on Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith.
Curzon Artificial Eye Film are releasing the film in UK&Ireland and here's there official synopsis...
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help seduce the Lady to elope from him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
No confirmed UK&Irish release date for The Handmaiden has been confirmed yet, but it's expected late Autumn/winter release date with American release date set for 16th October released by Amazon Studios (in USA). The film also stars Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Tae-ri, and Cho Jin-woong.
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