The Housemaid (2011)
- Starring: Do-yeon Jeon, Jung-Jae Lee, Yuh-jung Youn, Seo Woo, Ahn Seo-hyeon
- Director: Sang-soo Im
- Studio: IFC Films
- Genre: Thriller
- Rating: NR
- Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes
- Release Date: January 21, 2011 (Limited)
Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid follows the story of Eun-yi, a middle-aged divorcee forced through circumstance to takes a position as a housemaid with an upper class family. It is not long before her master, Hoon, takes advantage of his social position by sharing her bed.
When Eun-yi becomes pregnant and her secret is discovered by the family, she is compelled to have an abortion. Her forced termination turns Eun-yi's already fragile mental condition for the worse and she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Director Im Sang-soo previously directed the Cannes selected The President's Last Bang (Director's Fortnight, 2005) and the Venice selected A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003). Actress Jeon Do-youn won the Best Actress award at Cannes in 2007 for her hailed performance in Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine.
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