Broker (2022 film)

Broker
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
브로커
RRBeurokeo
MRPŭrok'ŏ
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Written byHirokazu Kore-eda
Produced byEugene Lee
Starring
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo
Edited byHirokazu Kore-eda
Music byJung Jae-il
Production
company
Distributed byCJ E&M
Release dates
  • 26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) (South Korea)
Running time
129 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$18.9 million

Broker (Korean: 브로커; RR: Beurokeo) is a 2022 South Korean drama film written, edited and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, in his Korean-language debut. Starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun and Lee Joo-young, it follows a family associated with baby boxes, which allow infants to be dropped off anonymously to be cared for by others.

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 26 May, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. It was theatrically released in South Korea on 8 June by CJ E&M.