Kim Ki Youngs 1960 classic The Housemaid is widely regarded as one of the best Korean films ever made. Fifty years later, acclaimed filmmaker Im Sang Soo brings the thriller to screen again with a highly anticipated remake that has garnered both critical acclaim & huge box office. Invited to the Cannes & Berlin Film Festivals, the 2010 retelling of The Housemaid magnifies the lust, manipulation, & domestic power struggle of the original into a full-blown erotic psycho-thriller. While Kim Ki Youngs Housemaid saw the unraveling of a middle-class family in the hands of a femme fatale maid, Im reverses & subverts the story by sending an innocent housemaid into the lions lair & witnessing her abuse & transformation amid the cold & cavernous beauty of the palatial mansion.
Award-winning actress Jeon Do Yeon stars as poor divorcee Eun Yi, who gladly signs on to work as a nanny & housemaid for a wealthy, upper-crust family. In her naive eyes, the rich & handsome Hoon (Lee Jung Jae, Typhoon), his pregnant wife Hae Ra (Seo Woo, Paju), & adorable daughter (Ahn Seo Hyun) make the picture-perfect family. But that myth is soon shattered when the domineering Hoon finds his way to her bed. Their torrid affair upsets the balance of the household, unleashing a cruel power struggle as Hae Ra, her mother (Park Ji Young), & the head housekeeper (Yoon Yeo Jung) all answer with their own calculated measures.