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The Handmaiden

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The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, adapting Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith and relocating its story from Victorian Britain to Japanese-occupied Korea, where a pickpocket is hired to help con a wealthy heiress out of her fortune by posing as her handmaiden. The scheme grows more complicated as deception gives way to genuine desire between the two women. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and is widely ranked among the strongest South Korean films of the twenty first century.

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Original Language
Korean 1
Award
CST Award of the Technical Artist 2
Release Year
2016 1
Country
South Korea 1
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Which BAFTA did The Handmaiden win and how does it relate to Fingersmith?

It won the 2018 BAFTA for film not in the English language and is inspired by Sarah Waters's Fingersmith.

The Handmaiden won the BAFTA award for film not in the English language at the 2018 ceremony. Park Chan-wook directed it, and Sarah Waters, the author of the novel Fingersmith, described the film as inspired by her book.
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The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.
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1. The Handmaiden - Wikipedia
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    The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (country adjective)
    The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook
  • The Handmaiden, Description, original language
    The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, adapting Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith and relocating its story from Victorian Britain to Japanese-occupied Korea, where a pickpocket is hired to help con a wealthy heiress out of her fortune by posing as her handmaiden.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.
  • Created By: Park Chan-wook, Article lead sentence
    The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.
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2. The Handmaiden (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: CST Award of the Technical Artist
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Wikidata P166 (award received): CST Award of the Technical Artist.
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