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 ⓘ