The Handmaiden (2016)

Name: The Handmaiden
Released: 2016-06-01
Duration: 145 min

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Director: Park Chan-wook
Runtime: 145 minutes
Original release date: 2016-06-01 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: 아가씨

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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.

London screenings

All dates and times are in London time. These listings reflect the programme update below.

14 November 2026 at 14:15 · Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE, UK · The Handmaiden · standard · Book with the cinema
11 January 2027 at 14:45 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · The Handmaiden · standard · Book with the cinema