Amazon Takes U.S. Rights as Park Chan-wook’s ‘Handmaiden’ Sells Out

24 February 2016 5:16 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Amazon Studios has picked up U.S. rights to iconic Korean director Park Chan-wook’s upcoming lesbian-tinged drama The Handmaiden.

The deal was one of a raft of 116 territories pre-sold on the film by Cj Entertainment at this month’s European Film Market.

Inspired by British author Sarah Waters’ original novel “Fingersmith,” “Handmaiden” is Park’s first Korean-language feature as a director since 2009’s “Thirst.”

Park’s adaptation involves a young Korean female pickpocket from the slums, who is hired by a charming con man to join an elaborate scam. She becomes the personal servant of a wealthy Japanese heiress and seduces her.

Among the other sales were deals with Phantom (Japan), Catchplay (Taiwan), Edko (Hk/Macau), Dreamwest (Australia/New Zealand), Bloomsbury (Mongolia), Kurmaca (Turkey), Gutek Film (Poland), Aero Films (Czech Republic/Slovakia), Mozinet (Hungary), Ama (Greece/Cyprus), Koch Media (German-speaking Europe), The Jokers (French-speaking territories) and Swen (Latin America »

- Sonia Kil

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