The Housemaid

May 13, 2010

1h 47m

★ 6.4

When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Sidus

Sidus FNH-Benex Cinema Fund 1

Michigan Venture Capital

Stareast Digital Laboratory

Hanwha Entertainment Fund No. 1

Mirovision

CJ Entertainment

Korean Film Council

The Housemaid Trailers

Cast

Eun-yi

Jeon Do-yeon

Hoon

Lee Jung-jae

Hae-ra

Seo Woo

Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho

Youn Yuh-jung

Mi-hee, Hae-ra's Mother

Park Ji-young

Nami

An Seo-hyun

Eun-yi's Friend

Hwang Jeong-min

Obstetrician

Moon So-ri

Herbal Medicine Shop Doctor (uncredited)

Chae Tae-back

Chief Secretary (uncredited)

Chun Sin-hwan

Driver (uncredited)

Noh Sang-min

Security 1 (uncredited)

Jang Soon-kyu

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