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)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2018 - Best Film not in the English Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2016 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2016 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2016 - Chung-hoon Chung (Best Cinematography)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2016 - Chan-wook Park (Best Foreign-Language Film)
- 2016 - Best Production Design
The Saturn Awards
- 2017 - Best International Film
- 2017 - Sang-gyeong Jo (Best Costumes)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2016 - Chan-wook Park (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Sitges Film Festival
- 2016 - Chan-wook Park (Audience Award Best Motion Picture)
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 2016 - Most Popular Feature Film