South Korean Lesbian Thriller 'The Handmaiden' Presold to 1. Countries. The Handmaiden by South Korean director Park Chan- wook was pre- sold to 1. European Film Market (EFM), CJ Entertainment announced Thursday. Amazon Studios will handle U. S. The film will also be distributed in Japan (Phantom), Taiwan (Catchplay), Hong Kong/Macau (Edko), Australia/New Zealand (Dreamwest), Mongolia (Bloomsbury), Turkey (Kurmaca), Poland (Gutek Film), Czech Republic/Slovakia (Aero Films), Hungary (Mozinet), Greece/Cyprus (AMA), German- speaking territories (Koch Media), French speaking territories (The Jokers) and Latin America (Swen). The number of sales is expected to rise as the company concludes more deals under progress, according to Kini S. Kim, head of CJ's international department. An orphan girl (newcomer Kim Tae- ri) is hired by a con man (Assassination's Ha Jung- woon) to win the trust of a wealthy heiress (Right Now, Wrong Then's Kim Min- hee), only to end up falling for her. The film is slated to be released in June in Korea. With The Handmaiden, Park Chan-wook transplants Sarah Waters' Victorian England-set bestseller Fingersmith to Japanese-occupied Korea in the 1930s. The lesbian thriller from Park Chan-wook has sold to 175 territories, beating out 'Snowpiercer' to become the most widely distributed Korean film in history. The new thriller from the famous korean director of the cult OLD BOY!
Talia Soghomonian reviews The Handmaiden from the 2016 Cannes Film Festival; Park Chan-wook's film is set in 1930s Korea during the Japanese occupation.The Handmaiden (Korean Movie - 2015) -
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