The Housemaid (2010 film)

The Housemaid
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul
하녀
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanyeo
McCune–ReischauerHanyŏ
Directed byIm Sang-soo
Written byIm Sang-soo
Based onThe Housemaid
by Kim Ki-young
Produced byJason Chae
Starring
CinematographyLee Hyung-deok
Edited byLee Eun-soo
Music byKim Hong-jib
Production
companies
Mirovision
CJ Venture Investment
Michigan Venture Capital
Distributed bySidus FNH
Release date
  • 13 May 2010 (2010-05-13)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$14.7 million[1]

The Housemaid (Korean하녀; RRHanyeo) is a 2010 South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Youn Yuh-jung and Seo Woo. The film is a remake of Kim Ki-young's 1960 film of the same name. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: The Housemaid". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Housemaid Director Delights in Cannes Invitation". The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2014.