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: 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)
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