Broker
Wavemaker: Hirokazu Kore-eda Malaysian Premiere
South Korea | 2022 | Korean | 129 min | Drama | DCP
Synopsis
Sang-hyun runs a laundry shop, but is constantly saddled with debt. Dong-soo, who grew up in an orphanage, works in a baby box facility. One night in the pouring rain, they secretly carry off an infant who was left at the baby box. But on the following day, the mother So-young unexpectedly returns for her son Woo-sung. Realizing that her baby has been taken, she is about to call the police when the two men tell her everything. Their claim that they stole the baby in order to find him a good home seems outrageous, but So-young ends up joining Sang-hyun and Dong-soo on a journey to find new parents for Woo-sung. Meanwhile, the police detective Su-jin and her younger colleague Detective Lee are witnessing all of this as it unfolds. They silently tail the group, hoping to catch them in the act at all costs to wrap up their half-year investigation.
Credits
| Original Title | Broker |
| English Title | Broker |
| Country | South Korea |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Producer | Lee Eugene, Song Dae Chan, Fukuma Miyuki, Yoon Hye Joon |
| Screenplay | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyung Pyo |
| Cast | Song Kang Ho, Gang Dong Won, Doona Bae, Lee Ji Eun, Lee Joo Young |
Company
ZIP Cinema
Mia Park
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Sales
CJ ENM
Mia Park
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Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
Director KORE-EDA Hirokazu, who won the Palme d’Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival for his film SHOPLIFTERS in 2018, has proved his status as a world-class master. In films like NOBODY KNOWS, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, and OUR LITTLE SISTER, he has moved audiences across the world with his stories about various configurations of families. In 2022, he has directed his first Korean film BROKER. This story about people who are brought together by a baby box and who embark on a special journey contains the director’s unique, warm insight into marginalized people. Director KORE-EDA Hirokazu raises questions about life for all of us through a story of characters who are unexpectedly thrown together with an abandoned baby, and who gradually become one. The film is expected to touch audiences around the world with its sharp yet insightful look at a cross section of society, and its warm humanism that emerges from an unexpected place.
