If you loved The Handmaiden, try Assassination
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Assassination has roughly 15.4× fewer votes than The Handmaiden — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Handmaiden, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Assassination is
Shanghai, 1933. A pistol shot. Three Korean resistance fighters arrive, summoned to eliminate a Japanese general and a Korean traitor. But hidden allegiances and new orders trigger a cascade of betrayals. Choi's action-thriller pulls no punches.
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