In September 2014 , it was announced that Park would adapt '' Fingersmith '' , a historical crime novel by Sarah Waters . The film entered production in mid-2015 and ended on 31 October 2015 . That film ended up becoming '' The Handmaiden '' and premiered in competition to rave reviews at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , where Artistic Director Seong-hie Ryu won the Vulcain Prize for the Technical Arts , and the film was nominated for both the Palme d' Or and Queer Palm . At the 2016 Buil Film Awards , '' The Handmaiden '' won for Best New Actress ( Tae-ri Kim ) , The Buil Readers ' Jury Award and Best Art Direction ( Seong-hie Ryu ) . The film holds a 95 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes , and saw box office success in several countries , including South Korea , the United States and the United Kingdom
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Park Chan-wook