Woman of Fire (1971)

Original title

화녀

Directed by

Kim Ki-young

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

19

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family hires a new maid. Her presence slowly unravels their household, leading to destructive consequences.

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What happens

Woman of Fire (Korean: 화녀; RR: Hwanyeo) is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's Housemaid trilogy followed by Woman of Fire '82. The film is a remake of the classical The Housemaid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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