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 him seduce the Lady to elope with 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.
The Handmaiden has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Handmaiden was released in 2016 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 407 reviews, giving The Handmaiden (2016) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 82%.
With a score of 84%, The Handmaiden is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
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