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Korean
Japanese
The Handmaiden
2016
Park Chan-wook
2016·TV-PG·South Korea
South KoreaAward tierSilver
Metascore
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
Ha Jung-woo·Cho Jin-woong·Kim Min-hee·Moon So-ri
Producers
Park Chan-wook·Wonjo Jeong·Kim Jong-dae·Jay Lee·Miky Lee
Languages
KoreanJapaneseMajor Awards
2 wins · 5 nominations
Wins (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (2016)
Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist
Ryu Seong-hie
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (2018)
Best Film Not in the English Language
Park Chan-wookSyd Lim
Nominations (5)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (2016)
Queer Palm
Park Chan-wook
Cannes Film Festival (2016)
Palme d'Or
Park Chan-wook
Best Picture
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2018)
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Baek Sang Art Awards (2017)
Best Film
Blue Dragon Awards (2016)
Best Film