Based on the novel "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters, The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean romantic crime thriller film that explores the complex and often fraught relationship between two young women in 1930s Korea. The film follows the story of Hideko (Kim Tae-ri), a young Korean woman who is forced into a marriage with a Japanese nobleman, but is secretly in love with her handmaiden, Sook-hee (Kim Ha-neul). As the two women work together to bring about the downfall of the nobleman, they must also navigate the complexities of their own desires and identities.