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In a heart-wrenching practice, anonymous boxes are provided for people to leave their unwanted babies. This poignant story delves into the emotional complexities surrounding these abandoned infants and the individuals who strive to provide them with love and care.
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In a heart-wrenching practice, anonymous boxes are provided for people to leave their unwanted babies. This poignant story delves into the emotional complexities surrounding these abandoned infants and the individuals who strive to provide them with love and care.
Best New Actress | 2022 | IU
Best New Actress | 2022 | IU
Popularity Star Award Female | 2022 | IU
Best Performance in a Leading Role | 2023 | Song Kang-ho
Best International Film | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
(director) | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Director | 2023 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best New Actress | 2022 | IU
Best Actor | 2022 | Song Kang-ho
Best Director | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Screenplay | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Newcomer | 2023 | IU
Best Actor | 2022 | Song Kang-ho
Best Supporting Actress | 2022 | Lee Joo-young
Best Director | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Actor | 2022 | Song Kang-ho
Best Director | 2023 | Hirokazu Koreeda
The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Feature | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Out of Competition | 2022 | Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Foreign Language Film | 2023 | Lee Eugene
Box Office Collection 18,632,208 USD
One 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.
The young mother character is played by Ji-eun Lee, who is a major pop star known as IU in South Korea. Director Kore-eda Hirokazu cast her because he was impressed by her performance in My Mister (2018), a Korean show he watched during quarantine.
While preparing for Like Father, Like Son (2013), director Kore-eda Hirokazu discovered the similarities between the Japanese and South Korean adoption systems. He also learned about the baby box system: in Japan, there is only one baby box, but it's much more present in South Korea. He discussed the ideas with three Korean actors: Song Kang-ho (who plays Sang-hyeon, the laundry owner), Gang Dong-won (who plays Dong-soo, Sang's right-hand man), and Bae Doona (who plays Soo-jin, the detective), whom he had already met at festivals and film shoots, and then decided to combine the two ideas into one movie.
The film started as a 4 or 5-page treatment called "Cradle." Then when the script was written, its working title was "Baby, Box, Broker," but writer/director Kore-eda Hirokazu ultimately settled on "Broker," as he realized that the 'broker' in the film changes as the movie progresses, which was a very appealing concept to him. It's also a very simple and strong title.
The movie was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho.
