Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee is hired by Lady Hideko, a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara, a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year’s most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema’s most thrilling auteurs.
(Incudes both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film)
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Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee is hired by Lady Hideko, a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara, a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year’s most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema’s most thrilling auteurs.
(Incudes both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film)
Studio | Curzon Artificial Eye |
Release date | September 2017 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 20 working days |
Directors | Park Chan Wook |
Dimensions | 192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Disks | 2 |
Running time | 2 hours, 25 minutes |
Region encoding | Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players. |
Languages | value, value |
Subtitles | value |
Age restriction | 18 SNLV |
Categories | |
LSN | X2W-AHA-NKE-6 |