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Detour: The Handmaiden

Fox Theatre
Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 9:00 PM
Director Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy," this year's "No Other Choice") masterfully captures the deception, intrigue, and sexuality of his characters in this visually stunning film. Expertly balancing tension, thrills, and moments of laugh-out-loud comedic relief, "The Handmaiden" was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Vulcain Prize for Best Technical Artist at Cannes in 2016.

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 steal her fortune.
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Director Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy," this year's "No Other Choice") masterfully captures the deception, intrigue, and sexuality of his characters in this visually stunning film. Expertly balancing tension, thrills, and moments of laugh-out-loud comedic relief, "The Handmaiden" was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Vulcain Prize for Best Technical Artist at Cannes in 2016.

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 steal her fortune.



Film Info
Series:All Films
Release Year:2016
Rating:NC-17
Genre:Thriller
Drama
Romance
Production Country:South Korea
Original Language:Japanese
Korean
Cast/Crew Info
DIRECTOR:Park Chan-wook
STARRING:Kim Min-hee
Kim Tae-ri
Ha Jung-woo
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Hae-sook
Screenwriter:Park Chan-wook
Chung Seo-kyung