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The Housemaid

2010 · 107 min

A cold, controlled descent into a wealthy household's cruelty, watching power quietly crush a woman until her fury turns operatic and unsettling.

Tagline: 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.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
betrayal
corruption
revenge
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, drama
Directed by: Im Sang-soo
Written by: Im Sang-soo
Starring: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Seo Woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Park Ji-young, An Seo-hyun, Hwang Jeong-min, Moon So-ri
Music: Kim Hong-jip
Cinematography: Lee Hyung-deok
Runtime: 107 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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