72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Hanyeo / The Housemaid

Kim Ki-young
South Korea
Synopsis

A music teacher works hard with his wife and manages to buy a two-story house. When his wife grows weak from overworking as a seamstress to be able to afford the house, he hires a housemaid. When his now pregnant wife leaves to visit her family, the housemaid seduces him and conceives. The wife convinces the housemaid to tumble down the staircase and intentionally miscarry, and the housemaid, having lost the baby in the attempt, becomes increasingly violent.

Director
Kim Ki-young (South Korea)
Screenplay
Kim Ki-young
Production
Hanguk Munye Yeonghwa (South Korea)
Kim Ki-young Production (South Korea)
Kim Ki-young
Photography
Kim Deok-jin
Edition
Oh Young-keun
Cast
Kim Jin -kyu, Ju Jeung-nyeo, Lee Eun-sim, Um Aing-ran, Go Seon-ae
Running Time
112 m.
Country
South Korea
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