Broker (2022 film)

2022 South Korean film by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Broker

Theatrical release poster

Hangul|

브로커

RR| Beurokeo
MR| Pŭrok'ŏ
Directed by| Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by| Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by| Eugene Lee[1]
Starring|

* Song Kang-ho
* Gang Dong-won
* Bae Doona
* Lee Ji-eun
* Lee Joo-young

Cinematography| Hong Kyung-pyo
Edited by| Hirokazu Kore-eda[1]
Music by| Jung Jae-il[1]

Production
company

Zip Cinema

Distributed by| CJ E&M

Release dates

* May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
* June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) (South Korea)

Running time

| 129 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| US$18.9 million[2][3]

Broker (Korean: 브로커; RR: Beurokeo) is a 2022 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, and starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, and Lee Joo-young. The film revolves around characters associated with baby boxes, which allow infants to be dropped off anonymously to be cared for by others.[4][5] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened on 26 May and won Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. It was released on June 8, 2022, in theaters in South Korea.[6]

## Plot

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Ha Sang-hyeon is the owner of a hand laundry and volunteers at the nearby church, where his friend Dong-soo works. The two run an illegal business together where Sang-hyeon occasionally steals babies from the church's baby box with Dong-soo in order to sell the babies on the adoption black market. So-young, a sex worker, abandons her baby Woo-sung in front of the baby box, leaving him to die, but Detective Soo-jin, who is investigating the brokers along with her partner Lee, puts Woo-sung in the baby box. The police are also after So-young for having murdered one of her clients, Woo-sung's biological dad.

So-young later comes back after having abandoned Woo-sung. Dong-soo reveals his and Sang-hyeon's plan and decides to go with them on a road trip to interview Woo-sung's potential parents. The first couple that tries to buy Woo-sung is put off after So-young lashes out at them. The brokers stop by the nursery that Dong-soo was raised in, revealing that he too was once abandoned. Hae-jin, a child from the nursery, ends up joining the brokers.

Soo-jin and Lee set up a sting operation to capture the brokers, but they catch on, causing Soo-jin to consider using So-young's murder charge to capture them. The dead man's widow calls So-young telling her to give the baby, after she avoided a plan in which So-young would abort the baby in exchange for 5 million won for her mom. The widow employs Tae-ho, a good kid-turned-gangster that Sang-hyeon owes money to, to get Woo-sung back.

The brokers eventually find a good couple, the Yoons, to raise Woo-sung, on the condition that Woo-sung cannot meet with So-young ever again. While on a ferris wheel, Dong-soo discusses the idea of all of them raising Woo-sung together as a found family. However, So-young reveals that she will be arrested for murder, and therefore will not be able to raise Woo-sung. In a cafe, Sang-hyeon meets with his estranged daughter, but she tells him her mother wished for no contact, while Soo-jin eavesdrops on them.

Soo-jin later tells So-young to turn herself in for accidental manslaughter in exchange for only three years of imprisonment and she will be able to see Woo-sung after. Sang-hyeon and Dong-soo guess that So-young has made a deal with the police, deciding to go along with the plan for Woo-sung's sake. However, Tae-ho then confronts Sang-hyeon and he tries to negotiate with Tae-ho. Meanwhile, Dong-soo is arrested by the police, and So-young has surrendered herself. At a transit center, Sang-hyeon watches the news, where it is reported that Tae-ho's dead body and 40 million won in cash was found, with the police investigating it as an accident.

Three years later, Soo-jin is revealed to have adopted Woo-sung. Despite the Yoons being unable to adopt Woo-sung for trying to adopt a child illegally, Soo-jin still lets the couple visit Woo-sung. Soo-jin writes to So-young after her release and says that she will arrange for the found family to meet Woo-sung again in a park, with the exception of Sang-hyeon, who cannot be located. Hae-jin tries to hitchhike to the park, only for an orphanage bus to take him away. Now working at a gas station, So-young looks back on a photo of her found family. At the park, an unseen passenger rolls down the window of the hand laundry van. So-young runs in the park to meet Woo-sung. The van, which is shown to have the same photo as the one So-young has, drives off.

## Cast

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* Song Kang-ho as Ha Sang-hyeon, the owner of a laundry shop who takes babies from a baby box at a nearby church and sells them[7]
* Gang Dong-won as Dong-soo, Sang-hyeon's right-hand man who works part-time at the church and covers for Sang-hyeon[7]
* Bae Doona as Soo-jin, a police detective who is investigating the two men's illegal business[7]
* Lee Ji-eun as Moon So-young, a mother who decides to leave her baby at the baby box[7]
* Lee Joo-young as Detective Lee, Soo-jin's colleague who also participates in the investigation[7]
* Park Ji-yong as Woo-sung, So-young's baby[8]
* Im Seung-soo as Hae-jin, a child in the same nursery as Dong-soo who joins the brokers' journey[9]
* Kang Gil-woo as Mr. Lim, a trader who illegally trafficks children[10]
* Lee Moo-saeng as Seon-ho[11]
* Ryu Kyung-soo as Shin Tae-ho[11]
* Song Sae-byeok as a kindergarten director.[11]
* Kim Sun-young as the wife of the kindergarten director[11]
* Lee Dong-hwi as Song[11]
* Kim Sae-byuk as Song's wife[11]
* Kim Do-yeon as Sun-ah[12]
* Park Hae-joon as Yoon[11]
* Oh Hee-joon as Detective Choi's subordinate[13]
* Baek Hyun-jin as Detective Choi[14]
* Kim Ye-eun as Im's wife[15]

## Production

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### Development

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The idea for Broker was initially conceived by Kore-eda while researching the Japanese adoption system for his 2013 film Like Father, Like Son, discovering in the process its similarities with the South Korean adoption system.[16] He learned about Japan's only baby box, a place where people can anonymously leave children, and the criticism surrounding the system in Japan. It can be found all around the world, including South Korea, where it is much more popular in comparison with Japan.[17] After Kore-eda discussed with Song, Bae, Gang making a film together, he decided to combine the two ideas.[16] Kore-eda had previously become acquainted with Song and Gang at various film festivals, while he met Bae on the set of his 2009 film, Air Doll.[5] Kore-eda has described Broker as being a companion piece to his 2018 film Shoplifters, with the two films sharing a thematic interest in social outcasts who come together to form unconventional families.[16]

The film was announced on August 26, 2020, with Song, Bae, and Gang set to star, under the working title reported to be Baby, Box, Broker or simply Broker.[4][5][18][19] Kore-eda originally used Baby, Box, Broker as the goal of the story was to connect the three elements. However, as he was writing the script he settled on Broker because he "realized that [the film] had this structure where it's the detective's side, Soo-jin's side, that ultimately wants the baby to be sold the most. The 'broker' in the film changes as the story unfolds. And I thought by focusing on the word Broker, the title would become very simple and strong. I really liked this structure where the person wanting to sell the baby inverts as the storytelling progresses."[16]

### Writing

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After meeting with the three South Korean actors, Kore-eda started working on the script.[20] Kore-eda said the first image that came to his mind was "of Song Kang-ho, wearing a priest's outfit and holding a baby, smiling at the baby and then selling the baby."[21][22] After the casting of actress Lee Ji-eun, who is also a renowned singer in South Korea, Kore-eda chose to add a scene where Lee sings a lullaby.[23] Even though he had written an initial draft, Kore-eda struggled with the ending of Broker and he ended up rewriting it many times during the shooting with the help of Song.[16]

### Casting

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Kore-eda said Song was the South Korean actor he wanted to collaborate with the most and the first person who came to his mind for the role of Sang-hyeon. Gang and Bae came to the director's attention after he saw their performances in Secret Reunion and Air Doll respectively, with the latter being directed by Kore-eda himself.[24] In February 2021, Lee Ji-eun was announced to have joined the cast.[25] Kore-eda chose to cast Lee after having seen numerous Korean dramas while in quarantine, including the 2018 television series My Mister starring Lee, where her performance impressed him.[26] Lee said she accepted because she was looking forward to playing a mother when Kore-eda offered her the role.[23] While preparing for the role, she researched how society views single mothers and the hardships they go through.[27] In March 2021, it was reported that Lee Joo-young had joined the cast.[28] She was picked by Kore-eda after he saw her performance in Itaewon Class and A Quiet Dream.[24]

### Filming

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Principal photography took place from April 14 to June 22, 2021.[29] The director of photography is Hong Kyung-pyo.[1] Notable filming locations include Pohang, Uljin and Samcheok.[30]

### Music

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Broker

Soundtrack album by

Jung Jae-il

Released| 15 June 2022
Recorded| 2022
Genre| Soundtrack
Length| 42:40
Language| Korean
Label|

* Genie Music
* Stone Music Entertainment

The score was written by South Korean composer Jung Jae-il. It was digitally released on June 15, 2022.[31]

Original track listNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Staircases" (계단)| 1:46
2.| "Bus Stop" (정류장)| 0:44
3.| "In The Beginning Was Rain" (시작은...비)| 2:29
4.| "To Be A Bird" (새처럼)| 4:55
5.| "Eavesdrop" (처맛물)| 1:54
6.| "Family Trip" (가족여행)| 2:48
7.| "Follow The Dot" (뒤를 밟다)| 2:01
8.| "Saddle The Wind" (바람에 실려)| 1:02
9.| "See You When I See You" (기약없는 이별)| 0:43
10.| "Companiero" (동승)| 1:09
11.| "From Afar" (멀리서)| 3:46
12.| "The Box" (상자)| 0:39
13.| "Betrayal" (배신)| 0:54
14.| "Booooo" (야유)| 0:27
15.| "Fleeing From The Past" (도망쳐)| 1:14
16.| "End Up Where" (이 길은 어디로)| 0:54
17.| "Daughter" (딸)| 0:51
18.| "Suspended Step" (죽음)| 1:44
19.| "Old Pal" (옛친구)| 2:00
20.| "Running" (달리기)| 1:10
21.| "Thank You" (고마워)| 0:49
22.| "Forgiven" (용서)| 5:29
23.| "Us" (우리)| 2:06
24.| "Prayer" (기도)| 1:18
Total length:| 42:40

Songs not featured on the official soundtrack:[a]

* "Tes Bro!" (테스형!) by Na Huna,[b] sung by Song Kang Ho in the movie
* "Yeosu Night Sea" (여수 밤바다) by Busker Busker
* "Jin Jin Ja Ra" (진진자라) by Tae Jin-ah
* "The One I Remember" (그때 그 사람) by Shim Soo-bong
* "Wise Up" by Aimee Mann
* "Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein" sung by Lee Ji-eun with the popular korean version of the lyrics "Jaljara, uri aga" (잘자라 우리아가) written by Kim Seong-tae [ko][32]

## Release

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Cast and director at VIP premiere in June 2022.

In May 2022, prior to the film's Cannes premiere, Neon acquired the US distribution rights.[33] Picturehouse Entertainment acquired the UK and Ireland distribution rights.[34] The film's rights were also pre-sold to Metropolitan Filmexport (France), Gaga Corporation (Japan), Koch Films (Germany and Italy), Triart Film (Scandinavia), September Films (Benelux), Edko Film (Hong Kong and Macao) and Madman Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand).[35] According to CJ E&M, the film has been sold to 171 countries ahead of its premiere in competition at 75th Cannes Film Festival.[36] The number of countries then rose to 188.[37]

Broker was released in Hong Kong and Singapore on June 23 and in Japan on June 24. It was selected as the closing film of the 69th Sydney Film Festival and was screened on June 19.[38] The Canadian premiere was held at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September.[39] It was released in the United States on December 26, 2022.[40] It also was released in France in the same month.[35]

## Reception

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### Box office

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Broker was released on June 8, 2022, on 1,594 screens.[41] It opened with 146,221 admissions and topped the South Korean box office.[42] The film crossed 1 million cumulative admissions in 11 days of release, by recording 1,040,709 cumulative viewers.[43] It became the first film directed by Kore-eda to surpass 1 million admissions in South Korea.[44]

As of September 10, 2022[update], it is at 11th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2022 with gross of US$9,672,172 and 1,260,740 admissions.[3] Its largest international market is Japan, with gross of US$4,470,263.[2]

### Critical response

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Broker was screened at the Lumière Theater, the main theater of the Cannes International Film Festival, on May 26, 2022. After the film finished, there was a standing ovation for 12 minutes.[45] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 149 reviews are positive for the film, with an average rating of 7.60/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Broker skirts the edges of sentimentality, but is consistently grounded by Kore-eda Hirokazu's warm, tenderly melancholic approach."[46] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[47]

Ella Kemp of IndieWire graded the film as A− and wrote, "The execution of this premise is, somehow, miraculous in its sensitivity, asking questions about issues of ethics, of choice, of money, and murder, and family, and how to find love in all this sorry mess."[48]

Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney praised the actors' performances and Kore-eda's direction, saying, "much of this might have been formulaic in less artful hands, but Kore-eda has an unfaltering lightness of touch, a way of injecting emotional veracity and spontaneity into every moment."[1]

Nicholas Barber of the BBC rated the film five stars out of five and called it "one of the year's most delightful films."[49]

Tim Robey of The Telegraph rated the film two stars out of five and stated, "Anaemic and maudlin by turns, this may be the Cannes competition's biggest disappointment."[50]

### Accolades

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Broker was selected to compete for Palme d'Or and won the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[51][52] Song Kang-ho became the first South Korean actor to win Best Actor in the Cannes Film Festival history.[53] The film was selected in CineMasters competition section at Munich Film Festival, where it won the Best International Film award.[54]

Award  | Date of ceremony  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Asian Film Awards | 12 March 2023 | Best Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Won  | [55][56]
Best Newcomer | Lee Ji-eun  | Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards | 28 April 2023 | Best Actor | Song Kang-ho  | Nominated  | [57]
Best Supporting Actress | Bae Doo-na  | Nominated
Best New Actress | Lee Ji-eun  | Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 25 November 2022 | Best Film | Broker | Nominated  | [58]
Best Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Nominated
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated
Best New Actress | Lee Ji-eun | Nominated
Best Screenplay | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Nominated
Best Cinematography and Lighting | Hong Kyung-pyo, Park Jeong-woo  | Nominated
Best Music | Jung Jae-il  | Nominated
Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award  | Lee Ji-eun | Won  | [59]
Buil Film Awards | 6 October 2022 | Best Film  | Broker | Nominated  | [60]
Best Screenplay  | Nominated
Best Director  | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominated
Best Actor  | Song Kang-ho | Nominated
Best New Actress  | Lee Ji-eun | Nominated
Best Supporting Actress  | Lee Joo-young | Nominated
Best Cinematography  | Hong Kyung-pyo  | Nominated
Best Music  | Jung Jae-il | Nominated
Popular Star Award  | Lee Ji-eun | Won  | [61]
Cannes Film Festival | 27—28 May 2022 | Palme d'Or | Broker | Nominated  | [51]
Ecumenical Jury Award | Won  | [52]
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Won  | [53]
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 30 September 2022 | Best New Actress  | Lee Ji-eun | Won  | [62]
Best Actor  | Song Kang-ho | Nominated  | [63]
Special Award: Chunsa International Director's Award  | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Won
Golden Cinematography Awards  | 19 December 2022  | Best New Actress  | Lee Ji-eun  | Won  | [64]
Grand Bell Awards | 9 December 2022 | Best Film  | Broker | Nominated  | [65]
Best Actor  | Song Kang-ho | Nominated
Best New Actress  | Lee Ji-eun | Nominated
Hawai'i International Film Festival | 12 November 2022  | Vision in Film Award  | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Won  | [66]
Jerusalem Film Festival | 21—31 July 2022  | Best International Film  | Broker | Nominated  | [67]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 24 October 2022  | Best New Actress  | Lee Ji-eun | Won  | [68]
Korean Association of Film 10 selections of Kim Hyun-seung  | Broker | Won
Munich International Film Festival | 23 June—2 July 2022  | Best International Film | Won  | [69]
NAACP Image Awards | 25 February 2023 | Outstanding International Motion Picture | Nominated  | [70]
Norwegian International Film Festival | 20—26 August 2022  | Ray of Sunshine Award  | Won  | [71]
Venice Film Festival | 6 September 2022 | Robert Bresson Award  | Hirokazu Kore-eda  | Won  | [72]

## Notes

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1. ^ The songs were listed in the closing credits of the film.
2. ^ Tess bro refers to the greek philosopher Socrates.

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* Broker at HanCinema
* Broker at IMDb

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* Maborosi (1995)
* After Life (1998)
* Distance (2001)
* Nobody Knows (2004)
* Hana (2006)
* Still Walking (2008)
* Air Doll (2009)
* I Wish (2011)
* Like Father, Like Son (2013)
* Our Little Sister (2015)
* After the Storm (2016)
* The Third Murder (2017)
* Shoplifters (2018)
* The Truth (2019)
* Broker (2022)
* Monster (2023)

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* Going My Home (2012)
* The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
* Asura (2025)

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