The film is set in 1930s Korea, during the Japanese colonial period. The story revolves around two women, Sook-hee (Kim Tae-ri) and Lady Hideko (Kim Ok-bin), whose lives become intertwined in a complex web of deception and desire.
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, exploring how the film utilizes a tripartite narrative structure to deconstruct themes of colonial identity, patriarchal control, and female agency. By shifting the setting of Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith