The Housemaid

"When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk."

2010 1h 47m KO

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6.3

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Synopsis

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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.

“When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.”

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Cast

Jeon Do-yeon
Eun-yi
Lee Jung-jae
Hoon
Seo Woo
Hae-ra
Youn Yuh-jung
Miss Cho
Park Ji-young
Mi-hee
An Seo-hyun
Nami
Hwang Jeong-min
Soon-boon
Moon So-ri
Obstetrician

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Im Sang-soo
Writers: Im Sang-soo, Kim Ki-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Im Sang-soo, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Eun-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jung-jae and Seo Woo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1314652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Im Sang-soo directs. Lee Hyung-deok behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Lee Eun-su cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Im Sang-soo, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lee Eun-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jung-jae and Seo Woo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When Opportunity Knocks, Answer at Your Own Risk.".
8IMDB entry: tt1314652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "adultery", "eroticism", "remake", "suicide by hanging".