Agassi

The events take place in the 1930s in Korea, which was then occupied by Japan. A swindler named Count offers to take part in a scam to a young and poor girl Soke. The plan is as follows: under the guise of a maid, she is hired at the estate of a rich Japanese woman, Hideko, who leads an ascetic lifestyle. From time to time, the strict uncle Hideko arranges receptions for the local elite. The count plans to seduce a woman, marry her, and then declare her abnormal, imprison her and take over all the wealth of the unfortunate Hideko. Soke must help the vile Count, but his seemingly perfect plan is in danger of being disrupted by the unexpected capture of the main characters. Read more The title of the film "Ah-ga-ssi" is translated from Korean as "Mistress". The picture is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel "Fingersmith" ("Velvet Fingers"). The screenwriter and director of the film was Park Chan-wook, who in the same roles worked on the nominee for the Golden Bear, the picture United Security Zone and the laureate of the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Jury, the wonderful film Oldboy. On May 14, 2016, "The Mercenary" was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received the "Vulcain Prize". Also, the film managed to be released on the Asian market, in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Russia. The first viewers note that the picture is shot very beautifully. It is filled with interesting angles, and even the erotic scenes are shot elegantly. Unfortunately, sometimes too much attention is focused on the picture, which suffers from the content component.