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 Lee Ji-eun)
- 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
Koreeda's road-movie fairytale
Just as his previous films, Hiro Koreeda's "Broker" deals with existential themes like the meaning of family (or the lack of it). You may argue that the Japanese star director even doubles down on this, adding crime (selling babies) and even homicide to the mix. The fact that his recent film is set in Korea might even add a somber, heavy note - as most Korean films of the 2000s have confronted the impact of deep societal rifts with head-on cynicism (Parasite; Burning) or even brutality (Squid Game).
For all its melancholic atmosphere, though, "Broker" never loses its sense of humor and optimism: In its better parts, it even has a feel-good road-movie charm; in its weaker moments - including the somewhat saccharine ending - it feels more like a fairytale than the quietly realistic style Koreeda is famous for. Nonetheless, a few tears and moments of warmth can be beautiful at times, and the film's story is still worth dwelling more deeply on.
For all its melancholic atmosphere, though, "Broker" never loses its sense of humor and optimism: In its better parts, it even has a feel-good road-movie charm; in its weaker moments - including the somewhat saccharine ending - it feels more like a fairytale than the quietly realistic style Koreeda is famous for. Nonetheless, a few tears and moments of warmth can be beautiful at times, and the film's story is still worth dwelling more deeply on.
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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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