The Housemaid
When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.
When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.
Drama, Thriller
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2010
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Eun-yi is hired as a maid in a mansion owned by a wealthy businessman. He quickly starts seducing his employee who seemingly has little choice but to comply with his sexual advances. Soon the women of the family plot against Eun-yi who must fight an equally devious battle to protect herself.
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Details
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
13 May 2010
Country:
KR
Languages:
Korean
Budget:
$4,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The situation continues to fester, the balance of power shifts back and forth among some wonderfully defined characters.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
13 Dec 2011
fresh:
The graphic sex scenes radiate an uncommon heat, and Im can pull off a hugely effective shock when he wants to.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar 2011
fresh:
The movie kowtows to the old truism that the rich are different - but it does it with a sardonic smile.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
4 Mar 2011
fresh:
Writer-director Im Sang-Soo injects a certain sense of otherworldliness in the proceedings -- the final scene is straight from David Lynchland --- which may not make things mesmerizing, but does deliver a consistently odd angle.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
25 Feb 2011
fresh:
"The Housemaid" scores on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
17 Feb 2011