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'Broker' movie review: A thought-fully constructed dramedy

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda crafts a nuanced study of characters that are from outside the mould, while heralding the surprising ways in which they navigate their circumstances.

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A still from the movie `Broker` (Pic courtesy: Twitter)

A still from the movie `Broker` (Pic courtesy: Twitter)

Film: Broker
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Dong-won Gang, Bae Doona, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young 
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Rating: 4.5/ 5
Runtime: 129 mins

This Korean-language film with English subtitles is a drama that explores the very concept of family, human values, and bonding while bringing into focus the ‘ill’ of baby snatching and selling. 
 
The narrative begins with So-young (Lee Ji-eun, the South Korean singer who goes by the name IU) leaving a baby outside a drop box meant for abandoned babies. You also see two detectives (Bae Doo-na and Lee Joo-young) staking out the spot, monitoring a team of baby snatchers (Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won) who take infants intended for adoption and sell them directly to parents stymied by the official process. 
 
So when So-young comes back to retrieve her infant, she is persuaded to aid the cops by joining up with the brokers who come to snatch babies - in order to gain incriminating evidence of their punishable acts.

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