Country Focus –
South Korea

Broker

Director : Kore-eda Hirokazu
Country : South Korea
Language : Korean
Duration : 129 minutes
Year : 2022
Country Focus – South Korea

Synopsis

As the country explodes after the assassination of Martin Luther King, writer Romain Gary, humanist and animal lover, and his wife, star Jean Seberg, civil rights activist, welcome an abandoned dog into their home.

Kore-eda Hirokazu

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu, born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.

Cast

– Song Kang-ho
– Gang Dong-won
– Bae Doona

Crew

– Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
– Producer: Eugene Lee
– Editor: Hirokazu Koreeda
– Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
– Dop: Hong Kyung-pyo
– Sound: Eun Hee-soo, Choi Tae-young
– Music: Jung Jae-il

Festivals

Winner – Cannes Film Festival 2022 (Ecumenical Jury Award)
Winner – Munich International Film Festival 2022 (Best international film)
Nominee – Grand Bell Awards 2022 (Best film)

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