Movie 2016

The Handmaiden

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“One for your next movie night: discover the story behind the poster and make your own case for it in the conversation.”

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Synopsis

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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 him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

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ciaran.byrne · 23 Oct 2026, 08:08 UTC

What sort of mood would you be in for The Handmaiden? That often decides the evening more than a rating does.

darraghreads · 23 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTC

Ciaran, fair point. There is room for something a bit different in the next six.

ciaran_burke · 23 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

The Handmaiden is one I am weighing up. Would love to hear a different take too. The interesting picks are often the ones people split on.

tadhgreads_68 · 24 Oct 2026, 02:08 UTC

Ciaran, a film-club style conversation afterwards could be good, even when people disagree.

orlaflynn · 23 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC

For anyone considering The Handmaiden: The description has me curious. I would rather know the mood than the whole plot.