When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 29 nominations
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- Moon So-young
- (as Ji-eun Lee)
Lee Dong-hwi
- Mr. Song
- (as Dong-hwi Lee)
Kim Sae-byeok
- Mr. Song's Wife
- (as Kim Sae-Byuk)
Baek Hyeon-jin
- Detective Choi
- (as Hyeon-jin Baek)
Sung Yoo-bin
- Young-min
- (as Sung Yu-bin)
Park Hae-joon
- Mr. Yoon
- (as Hae-jun Park)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the two police officers notices the song "Wise Up" by Aimee Mann and tells her colleague that they heard the song in a movie. The movie is most likely Magnolia (1999), for which the song was originally written. That film also dealt with strained parent-child relationships. Also when the song plays in Magnolia, Julianne Moore is sitting alone in her car in the rain, which is what Bae Doona is doing in Broker.
- Quotes
Dong-soo: It might rain. Take an umbrella
Moon So-young: Come and get me if it rains. With an umbrella.
Featured review
A Fine Companion Piece To Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters'
From the writer-director of Shoplifters comes yet another delicately layered & endlessly human drama concerning a group of broken folks who come together to form an unconventional family. Brimming with warmth, told with tenderness and anchored by impressive performances, Broker navigates through love, abandonment, family, choices, ethics & adoption, and is engrossing for the most part.
Written & directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the premise is simple, accessible & in motion within minutes into the picture but the accompanying subplots do make the whole thing seem a tad messier than it needs to be. The more time we spend with these characters, the more we can empathise with them and the powerful bond that develops between them is allowed to evolve with a certain naturalness.
There are times when some of the branching storylines feel unnecessary to the central plot and don't contribute in a manner that enriches the viewing experience. The highlights are the strong & measured acts from the entire cast, with Song Kang-ho leading from the front and Lee Ji-eun standing out in her supporting role. The chemistry between them also has a familial quality to it, and it glues the film together.
Overall, Broker is as sweet & sentimental as it is sobering & melancholic and often makes sure that its emotional beats are hitting the right notes. The ending is somewhat unsatisfactory but the journey leading up to it never allows the interest to fizzle out, thanks to excellent character moments & commitment from its cast. A more streamlined narrative would've worked wonders but this South Korean drama still packs a punch.
Written & directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the premise is simple, accessible & in motion within minutes into the picture but the accompanying subplots do make the whole thing seem a tad messier than it needs to be. The more time we spend with these characters, the more we can empathise with them and the powerful bond that develops between them is allowed to evolve with a certain naturalness.
There are times when some of the branching storylines feel unnecessary to the central plot and don't contribute in a manner that enriches the viewing experience. The highlights are the strong & measured acts from the entire cast, with Song Kang-ho leading from the front and Lee Ji-eun standing out in her supporting role. The chemistry between them also has a familial quality to it, and it glues the film together.
Overall, Broker is as sweet & sentimental as it is sobering & melancholic and often makes sure that its emotional beats are hitting the right notes. The ending is somewhat unsatisfactory but the journey leading up to it never allows the interest to fizzle out, thanks to excellent character moments & commitment from its cast. A more streamlined narrative would've worked wonders but this South Korean drama still packs a punch.
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- Feb 3, 2023
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,046,899
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,265
- Dec 26, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $18,851,416
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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