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The Handmaiden

South Korea, 2016
film

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countrysi..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Out live = Bichunmoo

Korea, Republic Of, 2000
Similarity: 71%

Korea

United States, 1977
Similarity: 70%

Memoirs of a Geisha

France, Japan and United States of America, 2005
Similarity: 69%

A housewife in Seoul

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 69%

A Working woman in Korea

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 68%

Lies [Widescreen] (E)

Korea, Republic Of, 1999
Similarity: 68%

The Hand of death = Shaolin men

Hong Kong, 1975
Similarity: 68%

Ju Dou

China and Japan, 1990
Similarity: 67%

Woman sesame oil maker [NTSC]

China, 1992
Similarity: 67%

The Handmaid's Tale

US, 2017
Similarity: 67%

The Hole = Onibaba [Widescreen]

Japan, 1964
Similarity: 67%

Maids and madams

United Kingdom, 1985
Similarity: 67%

Si Mamad (Cinemascope Print)

Indonesia, 1973
Similarity: 67%

Parasite

South Korea, 2019
Similarity: 67%

Red sorghum

China, 1987
Similarity: 66%

The Five faces of Kadarwati = Kadarwati

Indonesia, 1983
Similarity: 66%

Il Mare

South Korea, 2000
Similarity: 66%

Farewell my concubine

China, 1993
Similarity: 66%
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