: Revisits the same timeline from Lady Hideko's perspective, revealing her traumatic upbringing under her uncle Kouzuki and her secret alliance with Fujiwara.
The film is an adaptation of Sarah Waters’ 2002 novel Fingersmith , transposing the setting from Victorian-era Britain to colonial Korea. It is famously divided into three parts, each reframing the story from a different character's perspective.
: Follows Sook-hee, a petty pickpocket recruited by a con man (Count Fujiwara) to become the handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Lady Hideko. Their plan is to seduce Hideko into eloping so they can steal her fortune and commit her to an asylum.
: Details the aftermath of the women's mutual confession and their joint plan to escape their male oppressors. 2. Key Characters & Cast The Handmaiden (2016) - IMDb
La Doncella (the Handmaiden) (2016) -
: Revisits the same timeline from Lady Hideko's perspective, revealing her traumatic upbringing under her uncle Kouzuki and her secret alliance with Fujiwara.
The film is an adaptation of Sarah Waters’ 2002 novel Fingersmith , transposing the setting from Victorian-era Britain to colonial Korea. It is famously divided into three parts, each reframing the story from a different character's perspective. La doncella (The Handmaiden) (2016)
: Follows Sook-hee, a petty pickpocket recruited by a con man (Count Fujiwara) to become the handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Lady Hideko. Their plan is to seduce Hideko into eloping so they can steal her fortune and commit her to an asylum. : Revisits the same timeline from Lady Hideko's
: Details the aftermath of the women's mutual confession and their joint plan to escape their male oppressors. 2. Key Characters & Cast The Handmaiden (2016) - IMDb : Follows Sook-hee, a petty pickpocket recruited by