The Handmaiden (2016)
Original title: 아가씨
Synopsis
Set in 1930s Korea under Japanese rule, Park Chan-wook's lush thriller follows a young pickpocket hired as a handmaiden to a sheltered heiress, as part of a con artist's scheme to seize her fortune. But nothing — and no one — is what it seems, and the story keeps folding back on itself from multiple points of view. Gorgeously designed and slyly funny, it's a tale of deception and desire where the real power keeps shifting hands.
Age rating & parents guide
Official certification: R (United States rating system)
Restricted — viewers under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Rated R in the US for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and some violence. Explicitly erotic and intended for adults only.
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