Directed by:
Chan-wook ParkCinematography:
Chung-hoon ChungComposer:
Young-wook ChoCast:
Min-hee Kim, Tae-ri Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Cho, Hae-sook Kim, Yong-nyeo Lee, So-ri Moon, Eun-hyung Jo, In-woo Kim, Byeong-mo Choi, Dong-hwi Lee, Lee-woo Kim (more)Plots(1)
Chan-Wook Park co-writes and directs this Korean drama adapted from Sarah Waters' novel 'Fingersmith'. Set in Korea in the 1930s, with the country under Japanese colonial rule, the film follows orphaned pickpocket Sook-hee (Tae Ri Kim) who is hired by a con artist posing as Japanese Count Fujiwara (Jung-Woo Ha) to act as the handmaiden of heiress Lady Hideko (Min-hee Kim), a ploy which Fujiwara hopes will allow him to pocket the heiress' wealth for himself. As Sook-hee tries to persuade Lady Hideko to fall for the Count she instead is the one who forges an intimate bond with her new employer. The story of Hideko's troubled upbringing unfolds as the two women revel in their passionate, new relationship and explore their previously repressed desires. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
Min-hee Kim
South Korea
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Tae-ri Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
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Jung-woo Ha
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Jin-woong Cho
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Hae-sook Kim
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Yong-nyeo Lee
South Korea
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So-ri Moon
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Eun-hyung Jo
South Korea
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In-woo Kim
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Byeong-mo Choi
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Dong-hwi Lee
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Lee-woo Kim
South Korea
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Ha-dam Jeong
South Korea
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Si-eun Kim
South Korea
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The Guest (2018) (series)
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Seung-joon Park
South Korea
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