September 2025
Be Gay, Do (the Perfect) Crime
Guest Curator
Dennis Ramirez
Bonus Theme
Documentaries Rule
Discussion Time
05 Oct 2025 — 20:00 UTC
Details
Women love to play with fate.
Overview
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
Release Date
Jun 01, 2016
Revenue
$38,600,000
Runtime
145 min
Genres
Thriller
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Moho Film
Yong Film
CJ Entertainment
Production Countries
South Korea
Trailer
Film 1
The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook — 2016
Details
People aren't always what they appear to be. Don't forget that.
Tagline
They're dying to play with you.
Overview
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
Release Date
Mar 20, 1998
Revenue
$67,200,000
Runtime
108 min
Genres
Mystery
Thriller
Drama
Production Companies
Mandalay Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailer
Film 2
Wild Things
John McNaughton — 1998
Details
Overview
The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.
Release Date
Feb 09, 2016
Revenue
$0
Runtime
52 min
Genres
Crime
Documentary
History
Trailer
Bonus Film
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
Cathleen O'Connell — 2016