Eun-yi (Do-yeon Jeon), a poor Korean woman, takes a job as a domestic servant in the lavish home of Hoon Goh (Jung-Jae Lee), a handsome businessman whose wife Hae-ra (Seo Woo) is pregnant. Under the tutelage of her new boss, longtime employee and familial confidant Byung-sik (Yeo-Jong Yun), Eun-yi quickly learns the ways of the house -- and that Hoon's word is law. But when Eun-yi allows Hoon to seduce her, the benefits of her new position become dwarfed by the consequences of her actions.
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The Housemaid scores on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin. Cannes Best Actress winner Jeon Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine) is entrancing as a servant girl ensnared in a wealthy family’s power struggles. (Full review)