Persecution vs The Handmaiden
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 8.2/10 for The Handmaiden). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 2h 25m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Persecution
The Handmaiden| Persecution | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Atıf Yılmaz | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Persecution
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed…
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