# The Handmaiden (2016) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Park Chan-wook
- **Cast:** Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook
- **Genres:** Drama, Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+
- **Runtime:** 146 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.9/10 (25225 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇦🇺 Australia — until October 8
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — until March 15
- 🇩🇰 Denmark — until May 31
- 🇫🇮 Finland — until May 31
- 🇫🇷 France — until June 7
- 🇬🇧 UK — until August 29
- 🇮🇪 Ireland — until August 29
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — until March 15
- 🇳🇴 Norway — until May 31
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand — until October 8
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — until May 31

## Also streaming on
- 🇰🇷 South Korea: Netflix
- 🇺🇸 USA: Amazon Prime Video

## Synopsis
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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/the-handmaiden

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/the-handmaiden/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10