Broker (R)
synopsis
Five years after winning the Palme d'Or for Shoplifters, Academy award nominated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with BROKER, starring Cannes Best actor winner Song Kang Ho (Parasite). The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can't have children of their own. After an infant's mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.
details
Drama
2 hr. 9 min.
Opened December 26th, 2022
MovieGoer Review
Although Broker represents a step down for renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda following the successes of 2013's Like Father, Like Son and 2018's Shoplifters, it nevertheless highlights one of the filmmaker's strengths - the abilit... MORE
synopsis
Five years after winning the Palme d'Or for Shoplifters, Academy award nominated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with BROKER, starring Cannes Best actor winner Song Kang Ho (Parasite). The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can't have children of their own. After an infant's mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.
details
Drama
2 hr. 9 min.
Opened December 26th, 2022
MovieGoer Review
Although Broker represents a step down for renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda following the successes of 2013's Like Father, Like Son and 2018's Shoplifters, it nevertheless highlights one of the filmmaker's strengths - the abilit... MORE
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