Synopsis: A favorite at this year’s Cannes, Toronto and Fantastic Fest film festivals, THE HOUSEMAID is a stylish, sexy thriller about an innocent young woman caught in the twisted web of a rich family’s games.

Eun-yi (Cannes Best Actress winner Jeon Do-youn of SECRET SUNSHINE) is hired as a nanny in an lavish mansion by businessman Hoon (Lee Jung-jae) and his very pregnant wife, Hae-ra (Seo Woo). When Eun-yi is seduced by the father of the house, she becomes the unwitting victim in a series of traps laid by the women of the house—Hae-ra, her villainous mother (Park Ji-young), and their seemingly loyal but increasingly bitter housekeeper (Yun Yeo-jong). Intensely erotic and fiendishly entertaining, THE HOUSEMAID builds to an unforgettable climax as Eun-yi must outwit them and escape their schemes to protect her sanity—and her life—from the vicious family.

Thoughts: The Housemaid looks surprisingly fresh. I am used to Korean films looking / feeling a little more mundane in their dramas. The Housemaid looks like a high tension flick that could be a lot of fun to watch. I especially like the sexy rock track attached to the trailer. I just wish the trailer didn’t over do it with the critic quotes.

The Housemaid hits theaters January 21st, 2011. You can also watch it On-Demand, January 26th, 2011. Starring Jeon Do-youn, Lee Jung-jae, Youn Yuh-jung, and Seo Woo. Directed by Im Sang-Soo.